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Re:Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising ... by ben_w on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @06:57PM (#22060243)
Perhaps I’m unusual, but other people earning more than me doesn’t dishearten me. My first job after uni was UK national average for all adults, so I felt well off even on “only” £24k in 2007, but ever since then, no matter how much I get paid, other people keep telling me I don’t earn enough.

If anything, the idea of earning twice as much feels weird rather than aspirational.

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Re:Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising ... by backupcavalry on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @08:55PM (#22060962)
Perhaps some of them also meant you don't earn enough in the sense that they feel you're worth more than what you're being paid, which can be a reasonable belief.

But I suppose that in of itself can be unhealthy if taken too far.

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