Winning $20 M Won't Make You Happy

[Overnight]

I would go as far as to say that winning the billion plus dollar lottos is actually a curse.

And that is because all the stories you read about the peeps who win the jackpots are the ones who have failed, by blowing it all on everything they did not need.

But what about all those who won the jackpots and are now living comfortable lives, relieved from the daily pressures of life? We don't ever hear about all those folks.

And there have been WAY more successful jackpot winners than jackpot losers.

The "news" reports only the losers. The ones who blow it all up. And so we think all jackpot winners cannot handle their shit.

 

[R1234]

with $20m I would quit my business and travel the world for the rest of my days...that would make me happy.

 

[Overnight]

Like eating the last slice of pizza is not as good as the first slice. Dimishing marginal utility.

Oh, you just had to go there on pizza. Mutha fucka. In NYC, the first slice is just as good as the last slice. OMG I need good pizza so bad. Fuck off ElCub, but in a good way.

And Dozu...

"above basic needs, more money does NOT buy more happiness..."

I never mentioned money buying "more" happiness. Just happiness period.

 

[ElCubano]

Whatever makes you happy.

 

[volente_00]

That is a non-sequitur. Why do so many poor people commit suicide?

They don't when you look at statistics


Why is the United States suicide rate 3x of a poor country like Mexico ?


This goes back to not having shit so less worry on failing and losing

 

[Overnight]

They don't when you look at statistics


Why is the United States suicide rate 3x of a poor country like Mexico ?


This goes back to not having shit so less worry on failing and losing

Maybe because we have nearly 3X the population of Mexico? Maybe our suicide reporting rate is higher? Shit like that. Volente, I am surprised at you. Don't pull that shit on me, man.

 

[GRULSTMRNN]

Yes, it makes shmoes happy. Being a shmoe is not a particular goal I have in life and dont wish upon anyone else. Happiness is a choice with or without money. As someone else rightly pointed out money has almost zero bearing on happiness. It's all the other choices that do have a bearing on happiness. Wish you well.

How would you know? You have never been poor? 20 million is not going to make Buffet or Gates etc happy. But it will make shmoes like us happy.

 

[volente_00]

I would go as far as to say that winning the billion plus dollar lottos is actually a curse.

 

[volente_00]

Maybe because we have nearly 3X the population of Mexico? Maybe our suicide reporting rate is higher? Shit like that. Volente, I am surprised at you. Don't pull that shit on me, man.

As a % of 100,000 people in any country

 

[GRULSTMRNN]

You have a thing with words... Well put.

Like eating the last slice of pizza is not as good as the first slice. Dimishing marginal utility.