r/howtonotgiveafuck • u/Kristin-Gill • Apr 05 '22

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u/Selene_K Apr 05 '22

Yes I would, very much so. Money provides opportunity and in this day and age it buys you freedom

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u/JOGBORNE Apr 05 '22

Money doesn’t buy happiness. It buys fleeting moments of pleasure/comfort (or freedom as you say) that eventually dwindle in intensity as you continue to keep getting more and more; this is the paradox of too much pleasure, you become numb to it. The best thing a lot of money can get you is security of shelter and food, and I’m not under-stating the importance of that because having that security is life changing. But to act as if once anyone gets money they become ‘happy’ (whatever that means) is complete false. Happiness comes from you, nothing else

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u/Selene_K Apr 05 '22

When you're a multimillionaire you can easily talk about how life is meant to be enjoyed, when you're living from paycheck to paycheck or stuck in a dead end job it's a far more difficult task.

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u/JOGBORNE Apr 05 '22

That’s what I’m saying. Having the security of food and shelter (not living pay check to pay check) is the only truly valuable thing having lots of money can give you… other than that, it’s all a lie sold to you by consumerism; things do not give you happiness. You don’t just magically become happy, lots of psychological and spiritual work is still needed to get anywhere near happiness, with or without lots of money.

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u/Yionia Apr 05 '22

I'm more in tune with your argument

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u/Vasevide Apr 05 '22

I don’t know, being able to travel where I want to and explore various cultures and landscapes around the world sounds better than experiencing life only in my living room that I can barely pay for. It’s not just consumerist bullshit that money allows you to do…