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parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:41 pm

showguns wrote:20 year old stats?

you think people are happier now that they're even richer, have more shit, and less free time?

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:00 pm

Parson wrote:
showguns wrote:20 year old stats?
you think people are happier now that they're even richer, have more shit, and less free time?

As Michael Caine said "I've been poor and I've been rich. I prefer being rich".

Don't need plenty more possessions and like having as much free time as possible, but being wealthier isn't something I'd reject. Money can't buy you happiness, but being poor is miserable and frustrating. I'd quite like to retire now if I could but I can only do that if I have money or somehow figure out how to live off the land.

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:01 pm

and that mindset is exactly why everybody is miserable

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:33 pm

Parson wrote:and that mindset is exactly why everybody is miserable

Not everyone's miserable Parson. I'd like to see a big change in society where more emphasis was put on creative endeavours, social relationships and less on the almighty dollar, but unfortunately most of us (at the moment) don't have much of a choice in their wageslavery.

I have relatively few possessions at this age and I don't tend to fritter away money on much apart from going out and music. I'd enjoy myself a lot more if my workplace was less bureaucratic and I could work less, more efficiently for the same money and have more time off. It would also help if I wasn't taxed to shit and my landlord didn't have his eyes on that third/fourth house.

I generally agree with a lot you say Parson, even though I'll choose to disagree on others, but you do just alienate people by patronizing them and acting superior rather than accepting that most things aren't quite as black and white as you paint them.

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:36 pm

yes they are miserable

the richer, the more miserable

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:03 pm

most arguments with couples are about money, even when ppl are rich

just as long as u got food in the cupboard/fridge/freezer, and a roof, everything is good.
work has got alot more complex (I think) lots more forced targets

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:11 am

Parson wrote:yes they are miserable

the richer, the more miserable

you must be rich then?

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:13 am

actually just by living in america and not being poor, i'm automatically one of the richest people in the entire world.

so are you

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:14 am

its a matter of never having any time, and never being satisfied though

rich people are miserable not because of their wealth but because of their addiction to the attaining wealth

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:29 am

and if you would finish watching the derrick jensen video you would understand my perspective 100% more

the last sustainable economy was the stone age

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:38 am

antidepressant usage

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:41 am

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:42 am

obesity

diabetes

autisim

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:43 am

wealth record high

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:45 am

oil consumption

spending on drug war (also showing no effect)

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:45 am

global temperature

the way the spikes correspond to the dates of wars is innarestin' too

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:51 am

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:52 am

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:55 am

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feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:34 pm

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