Money definitely helps but its not everything
If people stoped demanding I make/give money to them or else I go to jail I really wouldnt care for the economic tool at all and personally find it hasnt evolved enough and thats why it causes as many problems as it fixes.
bulbinking posted...
If people stoped demanding I make/give money to them or else I go to jail I really wouldnt care for the economic tool at all and personally find it hasnt evolved enough and thats why it causes as many problems as it fixes.
You obviously make use of societies infrastructure, not allowed to just be a drain
It does.So if you found out you had terminal cancer, your mother got raped, your best friend killed your father, and the love of your life just committed suicide your saying as long as you had money you'd be happy? If you answer no then you're contradicting yourself. If money=happiness, and if I wasnt worrying doesn't matter because all other factors other than whether you have money are irrelevant to happiness. If anything you seem to be arguing more that lack of money causes unhappiness, which isn't really the same thing.
Im constantly worrying that something will happen that will cost a fortune in medical bills.
School is expensive as hell.
Buying and making a home is expensive as hell.
Cars and car maintenance and gas are expensive as hell.
If I had money to cover ALL of that, I wouldnt worry, and if I wasnt worrying , Id be very happy.
Honestly I cant believe there are people out there who think money CANT bring happiness.
Personally I think that money can contribute to happiness, but to imply it is a r=1.0 correlation is a gross oversimplification of things.
rexcrk posted...
It does.So if you found out you had terminal cancer, your mother got raped, your best friend killed your father, and the love of your life just committed suicide your saying as long as you had money you'd be happy? If you answer no then you're contradicting yourself. If money=happiness, and if I wasnt worrying doesn't matter because all other factors other than whether you have money are irrelevant to happiness. If anything you seem to be arguing more that lack of money causes unhappiness, which isn't really the same thing.
Im constantly worrying that something will happen that will cost a fortune in medical bills.
School is expensive as hell.
Buying and making a home is expensive as hell.
Cars and car maintenance and gas are expensive as hell.
If I had money to cover ALL of that, I wouldnt worry, and if I wasnt worrying , Id be very happy.
Honestly I cant believe there are people out there who think money CANT bring happiness.
A lot of people seem to be mistaking the question as whether money correlates with happiness, but as it is currently worded that is not what the question is asking.
Personally I think that money can contribute to happiness, but to imply it is a r=1.0 correlation is a gross oversimplification of things.
rexcrk posted...
It does.So if you found out you had terminal cancer, your mother got raped, your best friend killed your father, and the love of your life just committed suicide your saying as long as you had money you'd be happy? If you answer no then you're contradicting yourself. If money=happiness, and if I wasnt worrying doesn't matter because all other factors other than whether you have money are irrelevant to happiness. If anything you seem to be arguing more that lack of money causes unhappiness, which isn't really the same thing.
Im constantly worrying that something will happen that will cost a fortune in medical bills.
School is expensive as hell.
Buying and making a home is expensive as hell.
Cars and car maintenance and gas are expensive as hell.
If I had money to cover ALL of that, I wouldnt worry, and if I wasnt worrying , Id be very happy.
Honestly I cant believe there are people out there who think money CANT bring happiness.
A lot of people seem to be mistaking the question as whether money correlates with happiness, but as it is currently worded that is not what the question is asking.
Big fat deny
I had a 14k drop in income and I feel a million times better because more money=more responsibility=more stress
Just make enough to support yourself and you should be all set.
"Money doesn't bring happiness" is what poor people tell themselves to feel better.
Personally I think that money can contribute to happiness, but to imply it is a r=1.0 correlation is a gross oversimplification of things.
rexcrk posted...
It does.So if you found out you had terminal cancer, your mother got raped, your best friend killed your father, and the love of your life just committed suicide your saying as long as you had money you'd be happy? If you answer no then you're contradicting yourself. If money=happiness, and if I wasnt worrying doesn't matter because all other factors other than whether you have money are irrelevant to happiness. If anything you seem to be arguing more that lack of money causes unhappiness, which isn't really the same thing.
Im constantly worrying that something will happen that will cost a fortune in medical bills.
School is expensive as hell.
Buying and making a home is expensive as hell.
Cars and car maintenance and gas are expensive as hell.
If I had money to cover ALL of that, I wouldnt worry, and if I wasnt worrying , Id be very happy.
Honestly I cant believe there are people out there who think money CANT bring happiness.
A lot of people seem to be mistaking the question as whether money correlates with happiness, but as it is currently worded that is not what the question is asking.
While you might not be able to equate money with happiness, it certainly makes life a lot happier.
Money might not be a guarantee for happiness, but I'm sure it helps a ton.
Muscles posted...
Money definitely helps but its not everything
You are like you are now but have only enough money to cover the bare necessities.
You are like you are now but have a billion dollars in the bank.
There are massive diminishing returns on how much your quality of life improves in relation to how much money you make (hint: it pretty much stops well before you even hit six figures).
Having enough money that you don't need to worry about it is fine, but nobody really needs more than that.
Lil69Leo posted...
You are like you are now but have only enough money to cover the bare necessities.
You are like you are now but have a billion dollars in the bank.
This is a false dichotomy. You can have enough money to cover your basic expenses and have enough left over for leisure, etc. that you're comfortable.
Lil69Leo posted...
You are like you are now but have only enough money to cover the bare necessities.
You are like you are now but have a billion dollars in the bank.
This is a false dichotomy. You can have enough money to cover your basic expenses and have enough left over for leisure, etc. that you're comfortable.