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Originally Posted by Mr Tonka
So what you're saying is, get friends that are poorer than i am, and i'll be happier with what i have?  |
That's absolutely what dozens and dozens of studies have shown to be true, yes. No joke.
Most (not all) people tend to compare themselves to others, so if increasing wealth puts you into a different altitude as far as lifestyle goes, then you'll soon get used to your new wealth, and it wont seem that fantastic any more, because everyone else at that level has even more. The bar gets higher.
The average American is many, many times wealthier than literally billions of others in poorer parts of the world (in an absolute sense, raw dollars net worth), and yet they do not report significantly higher levels of happiness.