Y’all done talking about cost of living and what is a reasonable salary?
No it was how much money buys happiness
All of the moneys! To a point!
I find the answer is always 20-25% more than you are currently making
that would not nearly be enough
It’s basically infinite money. There is always a desire to be doing a little bit better than you were before and I am convinced that the feeling does not abate even as the fear of being poor or homeless subsides.
If you're making over 75k a year, then you're getting the most happiness out of money.
People say money doesn't buy happiness. Except, according to a new study from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, it sort of does — up to about $75,000 a year. The lower a person's annual income falls below that benchmark, the unhappier he or she feels. But no matter how much more than $75,000 people make, they don't report any greater degree of happiness.
I make about half this, so I'm presumably 50% miserable.
Oh, okay, that's the article I read as well. I dunno why my brain said $88,000.
Y’all done talking about cost of living and what is a reasonable salary?
No it was how much money buys happiness
All of the moneys! To a point!
I find the answer is always 20-25% more than you are currently making
that would not nearly be enough
It’s basically infinite money. There is always a desire to be doing a little bit better than you were before and I am convinced that the feeling does not abate even as the fear of being poor or homeless subsides.
why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
I dunno, there needs to be some curation. There's a VR game that just came out that looks like it's about perving on some high school girl.
I agree that Steam needs curation.
I disagree that Steam needs to get rid of the VNs and leave the asset flips and 0-effort spam games.
They can just flag stuff as adult and use the DOB to filter that shit out
nbd
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
Y’all done talking about cost of living and what is a reasonable salary?
No it was how much money buys happiness
All of the moneys! To a point!
I find the answer is always 20-25% more than you are currently making
that would not nearly be enough
It’s basically infinite money. There is always a desire to be doing a little bit better than you were before and I am convinced that the feeling does not abate even as the fear of being poor or homeless subsides.
i dunno
being able to afford food was a pretty big jump in happiness
being able to not be afraid whether or not i'll make it to the end of the week without an overdraft was a pretty big jump over that
i imagine diminishing returns after being able to adequately save for retirement, but it's not at all the same worry when your monetary worries are about losing status instead of about losing your shelter
I had this conversation with a group of people where I made probably less than the median and definitely much less than the average, and people were generally pleased with their compensation.
...and I have to say, it made me sort of displeased with my compensation, and made me think about going into finance to earn some real fuck you money (this one friend keeps telling me I'd like it, and then gave some numbers--those numbers being 250K first year and 425K second year, WHAT THE FUCK)
Man I don't know. I am actually fine with my salary now and should not get jealous of other people.
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21stCenturyCall me Pixel, or Pix for short![They/Them]Registered Userregular
why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
I dunno, there needs to be some curation. There's a VR game that just came out that looks like it's about perving on some high school girl.
I agree that Steam needs curation.
I disagree that Steam needs to get rid of the VNs and leave the asset flips and 0-effort spam games.
They can just flag stuff as adult and use the DOB to filter that shit out
nbd
apparently, they can't anymore?
Are there laws about porn sales in the US? I know it's a country that's really weird and inconsistent with anything relating to sex.
Y’all done talking about cost of living and what is a reasonable salary?
No it was how much money buys happiness
All of the moneys! To a point!
I find the answer is always 20-25% more than you are currently making
that would not nearly be enough
It’s basically infinite money. There is always a desire to be doing a little bit better than you were before and I am convinced that the feeling does not abate even as the fear of being poor or homeless subsides.
i dunno
being able to afford food was a pretty big jump in happiness
being able to not be afraid whether or not i'll make it to the end of the week without an overdraft was a pretty big jump over that
i imagine diminishing returns after being able to adequately save for retirement, but it's not at all the same worry when your monetary worries are about losing status instead of about losing your shelter
I don't think my overall happiness would change going from 120k to 180k in general other than "oh I can save more money" probably
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
I dunno, there needs to be some curation. There's a VR game that just came out that looks like it's about perving on some high school girl.
I agree that Steam needs curation.
I disagree that Steam needs to get rid of the VNs and leave the asset flips and 0-effort spam games.
They can just flag stuff as adult and use the DOB to filter that shit out
nbd
I do not want Steam to turn into the App Store. Both Apple and Google Play have so much shit that I have to try out 50 different titles to find one that is at all interesting. Even the highest rated stuff is junk.
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syndalisGetting ClassyOn the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Productsregular
Well, time to bump the gun violence and school shootings thread
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why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
I dunno, there needs to be some curation. There's a VR game that just came out that looks like it's about perving on some high school girl.
I agree that Steam needs curation.
I disagree that Steam needs to get rid of the VNs and leave the asset flips and 0-effort spam games.
They can just flag stuff as adult and use the DOB to filter that shit out
nbd
I do not want Steam to turn into the App Store. Both Apple and Google Play have so much shit that I have to try out 50 different titles to find one that is at all interesting. Even the highest rated stuff is junk.
It's already there though. I can't find anything worth a damn without filtering through thousands of piles of garbage first.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
99+% of the population could use more happiness. I mean we have seen it on many many studies and charts. Yet year after year the happiness goes the wrong way.
why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
Valve should be cleaning house. They should have a person who's job is to try to install a game and play 30 minutes in, and if it can't do either of those tasks successfully, it gets boots anyone who bought it gets a refund.
If during that 30 minute period the game is garbage, give them a chance to prove it isn't and move on. 3 strikes and your company is banned.
Time is also super important. The guy making 150k a year pulling 60-80 weeks is not making 150k a year at his job, he's make 70k a year at his two jobs. Which are still good salaries, but your losing out on about 50k in overtime.
*Yes all of my numbers are wrong, the point stands.
why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
I dunno, there needs to be some curation. There's a VR game that just came out that looks like it's about perving on some high school girl.
I agree that Steam needs curation.
I disagree that Steam needs to get rid of the VNs and leave the asset flips and 0-effort spam games.
They can just flag stuff as adult and use the DOB to filter that shit out
nbd
I do not want Steam to turn into the App Store. Both Apple and Google Play have so much shit that I have to try out 50 different titles to find one that is at all interesting. Even the highest rated stuff is junk.
Visual Novels are fine, though. i don't see why those are such a problem for so many video game players.
Y’all done talking about cost of living and what is a reasonable salary?
No it was how much money buys happiness
All of the moneys! To a point!
I find the answer is always 20-25% more than you are currently making
that would not nearly be enough
It’s basically infinite money. There is always a desire to be doing a little bit better than you were before and I am convinced that the feeling does not abate even as the fear of being poor or homeless subsides.
i dunno
being able to afford food was a pretty big jump in happiness
being able to not be afraid whether or not i'll make it to the end of the week without an overdraft was a pretty big jump over that
i imagine diminishing returns after being able to adequately save for retirement, but it's not at all the same worry when your monetary worries are about losing status instead of about losing your shelter
I don't think my overall happiness would change going from 120k to 180k in general other than "oh I can save more money" probably
Yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe overall longterm happiness goes up because you can retire earlier?
And you can guilt-free make pretty ridiculous monthly rent if you want, which could lead to a nicer quality of life.
Steam, LoL: credeiki
+1
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Y’all done talking about cost of living and what is a reasonable salary?
No it was how much money buys happiness
All of the moneys! To a point!
I find the answer is always 20-25% more than you are currently making
that would not nearly be enough
It’s basically infinite money. There is always a desire to be doing a little bit better than you were before and I am convinced that the feeling does not abate even as the fear of being poor or homeless subsides.
i dunno
being able to afford food was a pretty big jump in happiness
being able to not be afraid whether or not i'll make it to the end of the week without an overdraft was a pretty big jump over that
i imagine diminishing returns after being able to adequately save for retirement, but it's not at all the same worry when your monetary worries are about losing status instead of about losing your shelter
I don't think my overall happiness would change going from 120k to 180k in general other than "oh I can save more money" probably
Yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe overall longterm happiness goes up because you can retire earlier?
And you can guilt-free make pretty ridiculous monthly rent if you want, which could lead to a nicer quality of life.
People who retire early often un-retire, though. I dunno. Someone fund my study.
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21stCenturyCall me Pixel, or Pix for short![They/Them]Registered Userregular
why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
Valve should be cleaning house. They should have a person who's job is to try to install a game and play 30 minutes in, and if it can't do either of those tasks successfully, it gets boots anyone who bought it gets a refund.
If during that 30 minute period the game is garbage, give them a chance to prove it isn't and move on. 3 strikes and your company is banned.
The problem is they'd need to have specific, like, guidelines on what is and isn't garbage.
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edited May 2018
I find this money discussion depressing. Is being in the 90th percentile US, 99th percentile world enough? No, nothing is enough!
Jesus. Miss me with that shit. I believe that the hippies, Buddhists, and stoics and etc. were correct: attachment to material goods and particularly status competition make people desperately unhappy and never go away, whereas mindfulness and attention to people, relationships, and things of durable value allow them inner tranquility and ultimately fulfillment.
Money is useful for important things, yeah, I work at a hospital and I realize that. But our culture around money is also actively disgusting and deeply disordered.
MrMister on
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syndalisGetting ClassyOn the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Productsregular
Well, time to bump the gun violence and school shootings thread
No it's not! People keep trying to make these and the mods keep locking them. I assume because nothing has actually changed worth discussing.
yeh.
I get not wanting to moderate it.
Just... assume in this one post I am commiserating with folks on the sad state of affairs here on this topic, shaking an angry fist at a government who fails to protect its constituents.
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why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
I dunno, there needs to be some curation. There's a VR game that just came out that looks like it's about perving on some high school girl.
I agree that Steam needs curation.
I disagree that Steam needs to get rid of the VNs and leave the asset flips and 0-effort spam games.
They can just flag stuff as adult and use the DOB to filter that shit out
nbd
I do not want Steam to turn into the App Store. Both Apple and Google Play have so much shit that I have to try out 50 different titles to find one that is at all interesting. Even the highest rated stuff is junk.
Visual Novels are fine, though. i don't see why those are such a problem for so many video game players.
I'm sure they are. And I'm not talking about them, I guess I'm just complaining about how the most profitable forms of game development is now making games that are the least fulfilling for players.
I can't stand VNs, though. I find them incredibly boring.
I had this conversation with a group of people where I made probably less than the median and definitely much less than the average, and people were generally pleased with their compensation.
...and I have to say, it made me sort of displeased with my compensation, and made me think about going into finance to earn some real fuck you money (this one friend keeps telling me I'd like it, and then gave some numbers--those numbers being 250K first year and 425K second year, WHAT THE FUCK)
Man I don't know. I am actually fine with my salary now and should not get jealous of other people.
My sister and her husband are in finance and are making FUCK YOU money. However, they are also working 12 hours days and are ridiculously stressed. My sister is now in the process of going to grad school and then taking a huge pay cut to eventually work for the International Development sector in something she is much more passionate about.
Yeah, that's the thing. My friend's like, hey, you'd like the people, you have the skillset and temperament, and it's really all about leaving your options open, like if you make that sort of money you can do whatever afterwards once you realize you hate the work
But I'm kinda like...well...the difference between you and me, bro, is that I don't like to work and like to have fun, and you actually think work is fun and don't understand how to relax, so I am not so sure that taking a sharp hit to my QoL would be worth that much money (provided I could land the sort of job he has, which is definitely not guaranteed)
I dunno, when I fire my resume cannon I'll probably send some off in the general direction of finance
But I actually feel a lot of ownership over my one project and my future project here (turns out that if you're the PI you end up feeling really invested) and sort of don't want to abandon them so...who knows
Y’all done talking about cost of living and what is a reasonable salary?
No it was how much money buys happiness
All of the moneys! To a point!
I find the answer is always 20-25% more than you are currently making
that would not nearly be enough
It’s basically infinite money. There is always a desire to be doing a little bit better than you were before and I am convinced that the feeling does not abate even as the fear of being poor or homeless subsides.
i dunno
being able to afford food was a pretty big jump in happiness
being able to not be afraid whether or not i'll make it to the end of the week without an overdraft was a pretty big jump over that
i imagine diminishing returns after being able to adequately save for retirement, but it's not at all the same worry when your monetary worries are about losing status instead of about losing your shelter
I don't think my overall happiness would change going from 120k to 180k in general other than "oh I can save more money" probably
Yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe overall longterm happiness goes up because you can retire earlier?
And you can guilt-free make pretty ridiculous monthly rent if you want, which could lead to a nicer quality of life.
People who retire early often un-retire, though. I dunno. Someone fund my study.
Right, retiring early puts you on a different page socially and culturally than your peers and could end up being really alienating in terms of schedule but also hobbies and values, not to mention any resentment or judginess
I find this money discussion depressing. Is being in the 90th percentile US, 99th percentile world enough? No, nothing is enough!
Jesus. Pass me with that shit. I believe that the hippies, Buddhists, and stoics and etc. were correct: attachment to material goods and particularly status competition make people desperately unhappy and never go away, whereas mindfulness and attention to people, relationships, and things of durable value allow them inner tranquility and ultimately fulfillment.
Money is useful for important things, yeah, I work at a hospital and I realize that. But our culture around money is also actively disgusting and deeply disordered.
a coworker was telling me that you really gotta put in those nights and weekends if you want to earn the big bucks, and I told him I don't really care about money, I'd just like to make enough to pay down my debts and still be able to buy bullshit once in a while and he looked at me like I was a space alien
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HerrCronIt that wickedly supports taxationRegistered Userregular
why is it so upsetting to me that Valve is actually, like, getting rid of some porny games.
I certainly agree that several games don't belong on steam. I don't know if they got hit with it, though? But, i guess, I'm scared of VNs having to migrate away from Steam? Like, I feel that some non-violent stories about human relationship are a good thing. IDK, i'm starting to warm up to those and they're possibly going away.
Valve should be cleaning house. They should have a person who's job is to try to install a game and play 30 minutes in, and if it can't do either of those tasks successfully, it gets boots anyone who bought it gets a refund.
If during that 30 minute period the game is garbage, give them a chance to prove it isn't and move on. 3 strikes and your company is banned.
The problem is they'd need to have specific, like, guidelines on what is and isn't garbage.
That is very hard.
Some kind of "is this software basically functional" check would be fine, it could even be automated.
Anything else, nah.
The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.[1] According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness. Brickman and Campbell coined the term in their essay "Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society" (1971).[2] During the late 1990s, the concept was modified by Michael Eysenck, a British psychologist, to become the current "hedonic treadmill theory" which compares the pursuit of happiness to a person on a treadmill, who has to keep walking just to stay in the same place.[citation needed] The concept dates back centuries, to such writers as St. Augustine, cited in Robert Burton's 1621 Anatomy of Melancholy: "A true saying it is, Desire hath no rest, is infinite in itself, endless, and as one calls it, a perpetual rack, or horse-mill."[improper synthesis?]
All happiness and sadness is temporary, unless you're actually suffering from a mental disorder (in which case seek help).
So chasing happiness is pointless. Let the little things in life give you joy, or laugh at the futility of it all.
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
i just want enough money that i don't have to spend so much of my time thinking about money and running out of it
The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.[1] According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness. Brickman and Campbell coined the term in their essay "Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society" (1971).[2] During the late 1990s, the concept was modified by Michael Eysenck, a British psychologist, to become the current "hedonic treadmill theory" which compares the pursuit of happiness to a person on a treadmill, who has to keep walking just to stay in the same place.[citation needed] The concept dates back centuries, to such writers as St. Augustine, cited in Robert Burton's 1621 Anatomy of Melancholy: "A true saying it is, Desire hath no rest, is infinite in itself, endless, and as one calls it, a perpetual rack, or horse-mill."[improper synthesis?]
All happiness and sadness is temporary, unless you're actually suffering from a mental disorder (in which case seek help).
So chasing happiness is pointless. Let the little things in life give you joy, or laugh at the futility of it all.
So what you are saying is I can have permanent happiness if I just get the right mental disorder.
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
or an end to the wage system one or the other is fine
Allegedly a voice of reason.
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syndalisGetting ClassyOn the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Productsregular
I enjoy working. A lot.
I also enjoy playing videogames, sleeping, eating good food, making love to a beautiful woman, and getting good and drunk in fun places far from home.
My problem is not work, it is that there isn't enough time in my life to do it all, and if I dont work I cant do a lot of those other things... and since I like working anyways...
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Oh, okay, that's the article I read as well. I dunno why my brain said $88,000.
Anyway.
This is a rich guy thing to say
They can just flag stuff as adult and use the DOB to filter that shit out
nbd
i dunno
being able to afford food was a pretty big jump in happiness
being able to not be afraid whether or not i'll make it to the end of the week without an overdraft was a pretty big jump over that
i imagine diminishing returns after being able to adequately save for retirement, but it's not at all the same worry when your monetary worries are about losing status instead of about losing your shelter
...and I have to say, it made me sort of displeased with my compensation, and made me think about going into finance to earn some real fuck you money (this one friend keeps telling me I'd like it, and then gave some numbers--those numbers being 250K first year and 425K second year, WHAT THE FUCK)
Man I don't know. I am actually fine with my salary now and should not get jealous of other people.
apparently, they can't anymore?
Are there laws about porn sales in the US? I know it's a country that's really weird and inconsistent with anything relating to sex.
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I don't think my overall happiness would change going from 120k to 180k in general other than "oh I can save more money" probably
I do not want Steam to turn into the App Store. Both Apple and Google Play have so much shit that I have to try out 50 different titles to find one that is at all interesting. Even the highest rated stuff is junk.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
My favorite one is this wizard bargaining with a bone devil she has trapped in a magic circle, because her imp is wearing a little suit
Me: one time a few months ago I cried when I forgot to cancel my Playstation plus subscription and it auto renewed and over drafted my account
It's already there though. I can't find anything worth a damn without filtering through thousands of piles of garbage first.
No it's not! People keep trying to make these and the mods keep locking them. I assume because nothing has actually changed worth discussing.
If during that 30 minute period the game is garbage, give them a chance to prove it isn't and move on. 3 strikes and your company is banned.
*Yes all of my numbers are wrong, the point stands.
Visual Novels are fine, though. i don't see why those are such a problem for so many video game players.
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Yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe overall longterm happiness goes up because you can retire earlier?
And you can guilt-free make pretty ridiculous monthly rent if you want, which could lead to a nicer quality of life.
People who retire early often un-retire, though. I dunno. Someone fund my study.
The problem is they'd need to have specific, like, guidelines on what is and isn't garbage.
That is very hard.
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Jesus. Miss me with that shit. I believe that the hippies, Buddhists, and stoics and etc. were correct: attachment to material goods and particularly status competition make people desperately unhappy and never go away, whereas mindfulness and attention to people, relationships, and things of durable value allow them inner tranquility and ultimately fulfillment.
Money is useful for important things, yeah, I work at a hospital and I realize that. But our culture around money is also actively disgusting and deeply disordered.
yeh.
I get not wanting to moderate it.
Just... assume in this one post I am commiserating with folks on the sad state of affairs here on this topic, shaking an angry fist at a government who fails to protect its constituents.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
I'm sure they are. And I'm not talking about them, I guess I'm just complaining about how the most profitable forms of game development is now making games that are the least fulfilling for players.
I can't stand VNs, though. I find them incredibly boring.
Yeah, that's the thing. My friend's like, hey, you'd like the people, you have the skillset and temperament, and it's really all about leaving your options open, like if you make that sort of money you can do whatever afterwards once you realize you hate the work
But I'm kinda like...well...the difference between you and me, bro, is that I don't like to work and like to have fun, and you actually think work is fun and don't understand how to relax, so I am not so sure that taking a sharp hit to my QoL would be worth that much money (provided I could land the sort of job he has, which is definitely not guaranteed)
I dunno, when I fire my resume cannon I'll probably send some off in the general direction of finance
But I actually feel a lot of ownership over my one project and my future project here (turns out that if you're the PI you end up feeling really invested) and sort of don't want to abandon them so...who knows
Right, retiring early puts you on a different page socially and culturally than your peers and could end up being really alienating in terms of schedule but also hobbies and values, not to mention any resentment or judginess
a coworker was telling me that you really gotta put in those nights and weekends if you want to earn the big bucks, and I told him I don't really care about money, I'd just like to make enough to pay down my debts and still be able to buy bullshit once in a while and he looked at me like I was a space alien
Some kind of "is this software basically functional" check would be fine, it could even be automated.
Anything else, nah.
All happiness and sadness is temporary, unless you're actually suffering from a mental disorder (in which case seek help).
So chasing happiness is pointless. Let the little things in life give you joy, or laugh at the futility of it all.
"Orkses never lose a battle. If we win we win, if we die we die fightin so it don't count. If we runs for it we don't die neither, cos we can come back for annuver go, see!".
So what you are saying is I can have permanent happiness if I just get the right mental disorder.
I also enjoy playing videogames, sleeping, eating good food, making love to a beautiful woman, and getting good and drunk in fun places far from home.
My problem is not work, it is that there isn't enough time in my life to do it all, and if I dont work I cant do a lot of those other things... and since I like working anyways...
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
The world is not enough for me.