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| Now when you have all toys are you happier than when you were a broken student? |
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| Bud:
I am not sure if I am... Something is missing inside me. Lets discuss. |
| artag:
I am still poor, because I keep buying toys. |
| SiliconWizard:
Define happy. This is down to our human condition I think. When we want something and can't get it, we get frustrated, but that gives us motivation to get the thing we don't have. When getting what we want becomes much easier, we get instant gratification, but that wears off very quickly, and after that we feel "empty" again. Probably just all comes from our "hunter" nature. |
| Anthocyanina:
i'm still a broke student, but very lucky to have some nice test instruments at home, better than the ones at my university. it's been a bit over a year since i got all that, and i still look at them on my desk ocasionally and it still brings me some joy. perhaps that will eventually fade and a home lab will just be a given, but i still treat those things like new and keep the dust off. i wouldn't say the things have made me happier in general, but they are still that still bring joy |
| retiredfeline:
As one cynic said, money doesn't buy happiness, it just gives you more choice of distractions from misery. :-DD |
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