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Re:With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, th... by thinkloop on Sunday January 28, 2018 @10:28PM (#16255143)
Income and money are weakly correlated to happiness.
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Re:With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, th... by afpx on Sunday January 28, 2018 @10:46PM (#16255197)
http://www.pnas.org/content/107/38/16489.full

Kahneman would disagree. Correlation is only weak for those above the median income. Furthermore, a lower than median income appears to amplify other negative factors (illness, stress, etc.)

Note that the study data is 10 years old. It would be interesting to know what today’s kids today believe is the median.

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