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If the guy loved what he was doing, then that's more than the majority of people can say about their jobs. Money definitely does not make people any happier.
You likely did not read the article... there is nothing in it that would imply he loved his job. He stayed at his job because of complacency and security. Not because he loved bussing tables.
If the guy loved what he was doing, then that's more than the majority of people can say about their jobs. Money definitely does not make people any happier.
> Money definitely does not make people any happier. It would be a struggle to write something more patently ridiculous.
Check out the book, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
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The page it self might be compliant (not recording IPs/session cookies/etc) but the law still applies on any data collected on EU citizens that might be visiting abroad. That's why a GeoIP block is not a real fix.
They're a US entity operating under US law. If you are in the US, US law is what applies, not EU law. They also don't have European operations, so it's not like the EU has any means to compel them to act even if it wanted to. You'd certainly be laughed out of a US courtroom (rightfully) if you are trying to force a domestic business to comply with arbitrary foreign regulations in a country they have no involvement wi…
A US entity operating under US law with no physical presence in a foreign jurisdiction but actively courting business with citizens in that foreign jurisdiction has to be a lot more careful. For example, if one of their foreign customers sues them in a foreign court, wins, and gets a damages award there is a decent chance in many states that the US court would recognize and enforce that judgement.
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You likely did not read the article... there is nothing in it that would imply he loved his job. He stayed at his job because of complacency and security. Not because he loved bussing tables.
Please don't assume what I did or did not do. Security sounds like something someone can love. Certainly many people look for that in jobs.
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You likely did not read the article... there is nothing in it that would imply he loved his job. He stayed at his job because of complacency and security. Not because he loved bussing tables.
Please don't assume what I did or did not do. Security sounds like something someone can love. Certainly many people look for that in jobs.
This clearly isn't a simple story of 'happy man in a humble job'.
I mean, the man still buys lottery tickets for a start...
"Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries. We are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to the EU market. We continue to identify technical compliance solutions that will provide all readers with our award-winning journalism." Is this their attempt at GDPR compliance?
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> Money definitely does not make people any happier. It would be a struggle to write something more patently ridiculous.
Thanks for your comment. Spend some time traveling the world, head to some developing countries outside of your consumer driven world. People are generally happier and satisfied with what they have. They work, they eat, they enjoy life with their families. As long as basic human needs are met, they don't feel the need for more. Check out the book, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
You're making some unfounded assumptions about me there.
> People are generally happier and satisfied with what they have. They work, they eat, they enjoy life with their families. They don't feel the need for more.
One major problem with this "money does not affect happiness" schtick is that a person will often, if they live long enough, encounter a problem or set of problems that can be solved by the spending of money, perhaps only in that way. An inability to solve such problems because of the lack of money can affect a person's happiness.
It's true enough that some people and some cultures are better at shrugging off disappointments like not being able to afford medicine, education, housing, food, or whatever. To say that being able to solve those problems wouldn't make them happier is just disingenuous.
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> Money definitely does not make people any happier. It would be a struggle to write something more patently ridiculous.
Thanks for your comment. Spend some time traveling the world, head to some developing countries outside of your consumer driven world. People are generally happier and satisfied with what they have. They work, they eat, they enjoy life with their families. As long as basic human needs are met, they don't feel the need for more. Check out the book, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
Well yeah the ones that are alive..
>They don't feel the need for more.
I would question if that's true.
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> Money definitely does not make people any happier. It would be a struggle to write something more patently ridiculous.
Thanks for your comment. Spend some time traveling the world, head to some developing countries outside of your consumer driven world. People are generally happier and satisfied with what they have. They work, they eat, they enjoy life with their families. As long as basic human needs are met, they don't feel the need for more. Check out the book, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill