i'm going to go ahead and say probably yes. but only for the type of person that doesn't just quickly grow accustom to things being good. like, if you were the type of child that was really happy on christmas morning but bummed out again by new years...and you haven't changed much... then no.
i don't know if anyone of you other than lucas have heard of ken wilber, but he wrote in one of his books something bout their being 4 quadrants of the brain and each of them being dependent on the other... i don't remember what the quadrants were and if they were literal or a metaphor, but, none the less i will try to explain what he said.. much like how smiling makes a person happier because the physical is tied to the emotional (that doesn't really work for me, though) adding money to quadrant I of the brain will give a boost to the other three quadrants. those other quadrants control things like your interpersonal relationships and memories of your past. so adding money to your life makes your word view rosier according to wilber (at least temporarily)
*word view
gah! *world view
If it can't, you're not spending it right.
absolutely not. maybe if I kept myself occupied with material things like literally 100% of my time (if this was even possible) then it could work.
I don't know about happiness, but if you already love life it definitely can add another fun dimension.
is fun the 4th dimension (AHHH MY BRAINS)?
honestly im gonna say no. yeah it's nice to have money but there are things you can't buy with money that truly make for a more meaningful life.
Of course it can, the problem is that so many people expect too much from it. Money has no say in the permanence level of any initial happiness...
It's like eating, feeling fully satiated, then assuming you'll never be hungry again. Hopefully no one really thinks like that.
It's like eating, feeling fully satiated, then assuming you'll never be hungry again. Hopefully no one really thinks like that.
in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Physiological and Safety are certainly aided by money. higher levels might be helped hurt or indifferent to the effects of money. thus money may help the aspiring playboy/inventor achieve happiness while driving the romantic/philosopher, just seeking a few good friends and an honest love, away from happiness. so the lesson, if you get loaded become the playboy.
Maslow's hierarchy levels Physiological and Safety and certainly aided by money.
hey fsmart, what the fuck kind of sentence is that?
In Maslow's heirarchy of needs, Physiology and Safety are certainly aided by money.*
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Now for my answer:
It can.
Today a customer came in that I recognized. He walks slowly, unsteadily, with one hand permanently curled into a fist. It's barely useable. He's maybe 60 years old, and tall. He wears thick glasses.
He comes in once or twice a semester asking to get a few copies of this and that. Sometimes it's a page from a book, other times something for one his notebooks. These notebooks are labeled with big, single letters awkwardly cut out and glued onto bright construction paper...like a kindergartener's. My co-workers groan when he comes in because he has a hard time expressing himself clearly and gets angry the instant we ask him to repeat himself.
Today he came in and asked for pages from a big book. After I'd finished, I asked if I could help him with anything else. Smiled. He glared at me, then answered "One million thirty-seven years wasted."
I said "What do you mean?"
He burst into a long, jolty sentence that I couldn't understand. Then he just said "Stroke."
I stood there with him, silent; both of us looking down at his dirty backpack. He turned and shuffled away. I went into the back room and cried.
It made me wonder...are his thoughts coherent? Is it the verbalizing that makes them so confused, or is that the way he thinks now? No wonder he's so angry. I can't imagine that kind of constant frustration and disappointment.
So in some cases, the answer is a resounding no. Money cannot buy happiness. I could give that man every piece of currency in existence, and he still couldn't fix what's been broken. I have a feeling at this point nothing else could make him happy.
He comes in once or twice a semester asking to get a few copies of this and that. Sometimes it's a page from a book, other times something for one his notebooks. These notebooks are labeled with big, single letters awkwardly cut out and glued onto bright construction paper...like a kindergartener's. My co-workers groan when he comes in because he has a hard time expressing himself clearly and gets angry the instant we ask him to repeat himself.
Today he came in and asked for pages from a big book. After I'd finished, I asked if I could help him with anything else. Smiled. He glared at me, then answered "One million thirty-seven years wasted."
I said "What do you mean?"
He burst into a long, jolty sentence that I couldn't understand. Then he just said "Stroke."
I stood there with him, silent; both of us looking down at his dirty backpack. He turned and shuffled away. I went into the back room and cried.
It made me wonder...are his thoughts coherent? Is it the verbalizing that makes them so confused, or is that the way he thinks now? No wonder he's so angry. I can't imagine that kind of constant frustration and disappointment.
So in some cases, the answer is a resounding no. Money cannot buy happiness. I could give that man every piece of currency in existence, and he still couldn't fix what's been broken. I have a feeling at this point nothing else could make him happy.
Technically crystal meth is happiness. So yes, you can buy happiness.
But as kids in the hall once stated. Fuck happy.
But as kids in the hall once stated. Fuck happy.
hey fsmart, what the fuck kind of sentence is that? - DP
sorry man. you're right. i need to take more care when i post.
my question, "can happiness buy money?"
sorry man. you're right. i need to take more care when i post.
my question, "can happiness buy money?"
> hey fsmart, what the fuck kind of sentence is that? - DP
> sorry man. you're right. i need to take more care when i post.
hahaha
> sorry man. you're right. i need to take more care when i post.
hahaha
>It made me wonder...are his thoughts coherent? Is it the verbalizing that makes them so confused, or is that the way he thinks now?
If the language center (one of two) in the brain is damaged by a stroke, the person's cognition is not necessarily affected, just their ability to express themselves clearly through speech. Thoughts are linked directly to language, language being the mechanism for expressing and communicated them to others, but you can still think even if you can't talk.
Can money buy happiness? It depends, of course, on the situation. Factors influencing whether it can or not include 1) who has the money 2) how much money they have 3) how much money they used to have 4) how they use it 5) their disposition.... etc.
Can money buy my happiness? No, but it would probably be a wonderful help. When basic needs are met, I tend to be more creative, energetic and happy. Therefore, if I had money to cover basic needs for an undetermined amount of time, I could devote more time to enjoying my life and helping other people enjoy theirs, thus promoting a more general form of happiness.
If the language center (one of two) in the brain is damaged by a stroke, the person's cognition is not necessarily affected, just their ability to express themselves clearly through speech. Thoughts are linked directly to language, language being the mechanism for expressing and communicated them to others, but you can still think even if you can't talk.
Can money buy happiness? It depends, of course, on the situation. Factors influencing whether it can or not include 1) who has the money 2) how much money they have 3) how much money they used to have 4) how they use it 5) their disposition.... etc.
Can money buy my happiness? No, but it would probably be a wonderful help. When basic needs are met, I tend to be more creative, energetic and happy. Therefore, if I had money to cover basic needs for an undetermined amount of time, I could devote more time to enjoying my life and helping other people enjoy theirs, thus promoting a more general form of happiness.
With money, I can buy your happiness.
money can purchase things which make happiness.
therefore, money can buy happiness.
on the other hand, if someone is being bribed to do something they feel against doing, this is invalid.
therefore, money can buy happiness.
on the other hand, if someone is being bribed to do something they feel against doing, this is invalid.
In my own opinion, Having money is have all. People live on money and also die of money. It is a pity with its strengh.
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