For the individual, yes.
For a society, I think the culture of making as much as possible has left everyone slightly worse off, instead of slightly better off as we were promised.
Re:Work on these things
by harimau777 on Thursday January 09, 2020 @10:57AM
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Do you think that trying to get everyone to the 70k level (or the equivalent in their region) has made society worse off?
If society was focused on getting everyone to 70k, everyone would be happier. But instead, modern society encourages people to make as much as possible, create as many jobs as possible, and pay as close as possible to 15k.
Re:Work on these things
by pseudalopex on Thursday January 09, 2020 @05:23PM
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Some measurements of stress and sadness level off. Satisfaction keeps going up logarithmically.
Studies show it does, to a degree. Once you hit something like $70-80k the satisfaction levels off.
It's one of those hygiene things -- not having it will make you (or others) miserable, but having it doesn't mean you're good or happy.