Can 💰 buy happiness?
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We’re all aware of this statement that money can’t buy you happiness. Yet, the reality is that our entire livelihood is surrounded around money. Money Money Money, that all we think about. The truth of the matter is that money is something that we all need to survive!. The sole purpose of this blog is to provide you the reader with sufficient evidence that proof’s indeed money can buy happiness.
Let’s first of all look at this on a bigger scale, and find our way down. The chart below depicts most happiness nation, in terms of its citizens.
According to this chart reported from the Pew Research Center, people living in wealthier countries tend to be more satisfied with their lives than those in poorer countries. Now, let's take a look and analyze the chart below (Average software developer salaries worldwide).
The difference b/w a software engineer in the US happiness vs the one in France is 66,258$, now you tell me. Verbosely tho, am making all these claims assuming that one is well capable to managing his or her funds. Failing to do so should never be blamed on the money.
There are also some people who will come up with arguments like “ what about people living in remote areas around the world, like deep into African or the Amazon forest. Before I answer that, let us take a look back and define the word happiness as define in the American dictionary. Happiness is that feeling that comes over you when you know life is good and you can’t help but smile. It’s the opposite of sadness. Happiness is a sense of well-being, joy, or contentment. My answer to your question is, know for a fact that you aren’t reading this post without an electronic. So you see the context of both our arguments is base on modern civilization.
Let's look at a couple of words from the definition of happiness. a) Well-being. This is the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. Which is something every person dreams of, unless you’re not from this planet?. So now tell me, do you think people in those rural places having those things at their disposal? The answer is NO.
