Re:Money Can Buy Happiness [pdf]
by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:15PM
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You could be correct, but "wrong" with no explanation doesn't do much to convince people. Can you say why you think these are wrong?
Re:Money Can Buy Happiness [pdf]
by serg_chernata on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:20PM
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I actually think you're completely wrong about the first point, at the very least.
>Happiness is the psychological condition that results from the achievement of one’s vales
If I value my family then more family time is going to make me happy. If I value buying nice things then more money is going to make me happy. If I value helping other people then volunteering is going to make me happy.
How exactly is this hypothesis wrong?
Pray tell, if the article is so way off, why is it so?
I think your post is really good
But what is happiness then?
Re:Money Can Buy Happiness [pdf]
by dclowd9901 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:11PM
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I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. His post is awful. It's simply barking "wrong" without explaining anything.
Wrong.
>Spiritual values encompass such things as knowledge, beauty, a stimulating book, a challenging chess match, rewarding work, mental health, self-esteem, character traits (e.g., honesty, optimism, initiative), a friend or a husband.
Wrong.
>Happiness is essentially the satisfaction that arises when a value has been realized
Wrong.
>Thus we expect a person to be significantly happier when he has completed a college degree, won a coveted promotion, or married the love of his life.
Terribly wrong expectation.
One might go very far away in his conclusions, but if you start with wrong assumptions it only means you went further away from reality.