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RE: Vote Your Own Posts to Get Rich, or Vote Others’ Posts to Be Happy. Your Choice.
You can’t measure this issue globally. Every person is different and believe me, that A LOT of people would be happier if they could just help themselves. And they will up vote themselves just because they can – and they will feel more satisfied than if they shared what they had. It’s just a state of mind what makes you happy or not. That doesn’t mean I support that, and i stick in real and virtual life with people that share more than hoard. I just disagree with the "study" you’re referring to.
Interesting. I definitely agree with you that many people - particularly those who are struggling to survive in some way - will need to help themselves first. Once somebody reaches a certain level of comfort, giving to others then starts to provide even more happiness I think. Although it's certainly up for debate!
You are absolutely right that any "global" measure of happiness is too broad to be useful. I'll have to think about this one.
Yes when one has more he’s more likely to shift the idea of what makes him happy and he may incline to helping others more! That’s a good point, although again, not always. I’m really happy that I made you think more deeply about the issue :).