#Happiness Economics

[nochd]

"Money does in fact buy happiness but only up to a certain salary" ---this has been updated with more data.

It appears that happiness does continue to increase with wealth, but it does so logarithmically, and the shallowing logarithmic curve is what looked like it going flat.

What this means is: the happiness that a person gets if they start with $1000 and gain another $100, is the same amount of happiness that a person gets if they start with $1,000,000,000 and gain another $100,000,000.

From which it follows that the total amount of happiness-as-a-function-of-wealth in the world always increases when money is taken off a rich person and given to a poor person.

[familythings]

Can Money Buy Happiness? New Insights from Wharton Professor Matthew Killingsworth

The never-ending debate about whether money can actually buy happiness has been going on for ages. As society changes and the economy evolves, it’s important to take another look at this question from new angles and modern research. Meet Matthew Killingsworth, a renowned professor at the Wharton School, whose latest research provides fresh and groundbreaking insights into this age-old…

[afriblaq]

wdcharities

Black inventors have shaped the world in ways you may not even realize! From the traffic light (Garrett Morgan) to the home security system (Marie Van Brittan Brown), and even the super soaker (Lonnie Johnson)—Black brilliance is everywhere. This #BlackHistoryMonth, let’s celebrate the innovators who changed our daily lives!

[lenowom]

short malevolent animatic before the new year

[peekychu]

Yesterday was so much FUN!!!!! We had epic food and ice cream! Also the arcade had freaking. POKÉMON AND MONKEY BALL CHARACTERS IN THE CLAW MACHINES?? Got to take Cyndaquil and Meemee home which is so aewsome :3

[ridaine]

Wanted some practice working on-base for designs! Bases are done by Johdaa on bluesky, and the designs are up for sale on my toyhouse! (The first and last one are already sold)

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

Thinking about how if Shermy Pines. And like, if he is the baby, he’d be born in the 1970s and be 40 by 2012 and he’s already a grandad. He had to be a teen dad in the 80s (after a severe economic recession) and then his kid ended up being a teen parent by 1999 (Which is 8 years before ANOTHER SEVERE ECONOMIC RECESSION LOL)

Also he was born into a pretty broken family, probably rarely if ever saw his brothers. Do you think he ever saw Stanley before he had to start pretending to be Ford? Do you think Ford visited from college??? Because he didn’t seem confident facing his father until he made millions, so like???

And, like, do you think Filbrick and Caryn changed as parents by the time they raised Shermy? Because it seems like a trend that as parents get older they mellow out a bit, so Shermy probably has a completely different experience with their parents then Stan and Ford, and talking to them is just “is this seriously the same parents???” (Imagine the silent resentment that’d cause 😭😭😭)

Personally I headcannon that Shermy had a daughter (Mabel and Dipper’s mom) and not a son like it says on the wiki because c’mon. Can he just have a daughter. Idk why this is important to me but… c’mon. Can he just have a daughter. It just feels right to me.

[quixoticanarchy]

because my most intense interests throughout my life have tended to seem a little strange to most people, i did - reasonably - conclude that if i started going on tangents or getting excited or knowing too much about odd subjects, whoever i'm talking to would be taken aback or unnerved or unhappy. but i typically wanted to talk about slaughterhouses or free trade agreements or silmarillion rock operas or chemical weapons more than i cared how people reacted, and so i'd do it anyway. which was in its way good, because i've also been able to observe that even if people think you're strange, enough of them will also be interested or at least bemused by you, and sometimes they'll even turn out to also be very keen on the subject and gladly go down the rabbit hole with you. twice in the last two weeks i have let myself start talking with great excitement about supply chains and the people i was talking to also got very excited and revealed they too were obsessed with this to some degree. like yes some people are not going to want to hear what you have to say and tbh some people are going to prefer if you say nothing ever. but i do find that taking the chance and just letting yourself be sincere and not holding back all the time is worth the risk

[benjaminallhope-fulltimemind]

Just another example that all the diversity and inclusion capitalism engages in is merely pageantry and performance meant to fit in with baseline social norms, this is why capitalism is perfectly compatible with likes of the KKK and Nazis.

[dinosaurwithablog]

Today, I'm making soup stock. I save all the trimmings from the meat that I use to make meals. I put it in baggies and freeze them until I get enough to make stock. This way, I don't waste food, and I get some delicious stock for soups and stews and whatever else I choose to make. I'm making a chicken stock and a beef stock today. I'll add vegetables and seasonings to give it flavor. Usually, I also save my ends and trimmings from the vegetables that I use in cooking so I can add them to the stock. Right now, I'm out of frozen vegetable trimmings so I'll add fresh veggies to my stock. I love doing this because it helps me not waste food. This way, I use almost every part of the meat and vegetables with which I cook. It's very economical and it tastes great!! I'll boil these in water for several hours, and the result will be a flavorful and delightful stock. I'm gonna use some of this stock to make a lovely soup this week. I love soup, but that's a rant for another day. 😁🤗😍

[stoicmike]

Having the largest economy says nothing about the quality of our lives. -- Michael Lipsey

[afriblaq]

A. Philip Randolph turned down a blank check—because he refused to sell out his people. He didn’t just organize workers; he moved a nation.

[noctishy]

[fatuismooches]

I FINISHED ALL MY FINALS!! i am so joyous!! also, look at these cute lil dottomeows i made to add to the collection!! (templates - x, x) they are so silly...

Also HEAR ME OUT ON THIS: Sigewinne is Reader and Dottore's daughter, i won't accept criticism. JUST GO LOOK AT THE FANART OF DOTTORE AND SIGEWINNE TOGETHER... IT WILL HEAL YOU FR.

[sweet-potato-42]

foolish and tubbo are a literal perfect duo to team up

they think so similar but are good at different things

they cover each others weaknesses so well

wehn create mdo is added they will go crazy with the opness

btoh are also great at the game

in general they just work together so well like watching them adventure and explore is so fun. They have 1 shared braincell

With any bit they pay along perfectly or when having to lie to someone or trick someone they just work together so well

[dankmemes23]