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FrustratedMonky 3 hours ago

Hello. Inflation. Wage Contraction.

Sure, money doesn't buy happiness. But you need some minimum. The Maslow's Pyramid. Food, Shelter.

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asdfman123 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Relatively well off people seem very unhappy now too, so that's not enough to explain what's going on.

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FrustratedMonky 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Presumably in a general survey, there are a lot more poor, than rich. Hence they are the 1%. So 1% of the survey respondents are rich, and unhappy. Versus the 99% that are poor and unhappy.

The Rich, probably just need to get a grip, and stop complaining. "boo hoo, your life is so empty".

The Poor, probably just need security.

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asdfman123 2 hours ago | parent [-]

But this just sounds like you're sticking to a viewpoint regardless of the facts presented. "Poor people are unhappy due to their lack of money, and rich people should be happy due to their money."

But the truth is everyone is less happy. Maybe there's something else going on.

	▲	FrustratedMonky 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Because money is a big issue. There are plenty of real studies, not just this one, that people's happiness dramatically increases with money, up to a plateau, past that plateau happiness doesn't increase. Last I checked, I think it was 70-80K Salary was a baseline. Below that, yes, happiness was really impacted by being without money. And since this one was 'generic', across the population, and there are a lot of people <80K salaries, then yes, it is a big variable.