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[–] RealFknNito 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's the thing, being able to pay bills makes me happy. Work will never make me happy.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the thing, paying bills doesn't make you happy, it just temporarily eliminates the drop in happiness that would occur if you didn't pay those bills.

[–] SpaceNoodle 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Happiness is just a lack of unhappiness

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well no. My point is that while money can't buy happiness, it can mitigate sources of unhappiness.

[–] SpaceNoodle 17 points 1 year ago

I dunno, money can also buy a jet ski

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Money can't directly buy happiness, but it certainly smooths out the path. Also, money may not be able to buy happiness, but not-money can't buy anything.

I agree with you that the pursuit of an ever-increasing bank account is probably not a route to happiness (or more importantly contentedness, happiness is fleeting), but the reality of our world is that not having a livable amount of money tends to put direct blocks in front of your contentedness, which having money tends to dissolve.

[–] aubertlone 3 points 1 year ago

You're taking the piss.

But there is some amount of genuine truth to this simple statement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in a unique and enviable position where my work is basically nothing on the day to day. It pays enough to get by, barely, but it gives me so much free time that well... That aspect of work makes me happy lmao

[–] RealFknNito 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could use that free time to work another job and get paid more. That'd be my first thought at least.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Meh. I'd rather work on my mental and physical health and spend time doing the things that make me happy.