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Researchers Say Happiness Costs $75K
SpuriousLogic writes "Does happiness rise with income? In one of the more scientific attempts to answer that question, researchers from Princeton have put a price on happiness. It's about $75,000 in income a year. They found that not having enough money definitely causes emotional pain and unhappiness. But, after reaching an income of about $75,000 per year, money can't buy happiness. More money can, however, help people view their lives as successful or better. The study found that people's evaluations of their lives improved steadily with annual income. But the quality of their everyday experiences — their feelings — did not improve above an income of $75,000 a year. As income decreased from $75,000, people reported decreasing happiness and increasing sadness, as well as stress. The study found that being divorced, being sick and other painful experiences have worse effects on a poor person than on a wealthier one."
That is always well and good, but the real test is: can you learn to create your own Slashdot account
Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
So your only options are... be old or be lazy?
Sometimes getting a job just isn't an option. Such as when you're disabled. And not all disabilities are visible with just a cursory glance.
Logic never defeats denial, I'm afraid.
You can make logical arguments all day, and if the opponent just plugs his ears and keeps shouting "lalalala I CAN'T HEAR YOU", logic, indeed, is a weapon of no use. I'd suggest a mallet.