Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation
by massysett on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:11AM
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Absolutely yes. I'm happier because my bathroom has two sinks so my wife and I can get ready for work at the same time. I'm happier because my house has more than one toilet so that I don't have to wait because someone is sitting on the only available toilet. I'm happier because my car has air conditioning. I'll absolutely be happier if an airbag saves my life, and infinitely happier than that if one saves my wife's life or my kid's life.
Yes. Technology and wealth makes our lives better and makes us happier. Yes.
That's true in some ways, but in other ways these technologies make our lives better in the same way Heroin does.
> Compared to the 70s, a new car is faster, safer, more comfortable, and more fuel efficient. Similarly, most houses are bigger and better in America today.
Do you think these things are tied to meaningful improvements to people's overall happiness, mental and physical health, and well being?