Muluck Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I hear this expression a lot, and I myself have said it on more than one occasion. But the saying itself is just covering up what is being thought.What can "buy" happiness? What brings happiness?Laughter? Friends? Love? Food?All these things have the possibility of bringing happiness, even money.It isn't that money can't bring happiness, it's how long will the happiness stay. The same goes with everything else that could bring happiness.It is not the source that which brings it, but how the consumer uses it. I ask all of you these two questions.Could money bring you happiness?What, stripped of all it's polish, all the things that make it what it is, brings you happiness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Metal Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yes. The happiness will only last as long as you have something to buy. Once you have everything, the happiness will slowly drain from you. At least that's my theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money by itself won't make you happy. But it'll certainly help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muluck Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money by itself won't make you happy. But it'll certainly help. The same could be said about that person who likes twinkies' date=' or that one person who likes taking walks, or even that one person who likes looking at pictures.Have you heard the expression, [i']"beauty is in the eye of the beholder"[/i]?The same principle applies to this situation. Money may not bring YOU happiness, but it may very well bring someone else an extreme amount of happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Depends on what REALLY makes them happy. In my case, yes, money would make me happy. But only because it'd help me get what I really want. A plane ticket to Chile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muluck Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Depends on what REALLY makes them happy. In my case' date=' yes, money would make me happy. But only because it'd help me get what I really want. A plane ticket to Chile.[/quote'] Exactly, what makes THEM happy. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 The idea that money cannot buy happiness is a lie invented by those with copious amounts of disposable income. Not only can money buy happiness, money already is buying you happiness through everything you take for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muluck Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 The idea that money cannot buy happiness is a lie invented by those with copious amounts of disposable income. Not only can money buy happiness' date=' money already [i']is[/i] buying you happiness through everything you take for granted. Only one thing to say to that, duh.Pardon my lack of a better term, but thank you for coming up with an alternative point of view for this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitus Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I beg to differ. Although you may have your Vpods, and your CSC's, and your Zbox1080's, as well as other things taken for granted, a human still yearns for something, strives for more. A human wants and wants more and more, hoping that one of the things he finds in the window of the store that those skater punks are probably shop lifting will be the one thing that fills the void that lies in his soul. This can not be filled by a materialistic happiness, which will only last until another materialistic want comes along. This can only be filled by accomplishment, love, and other forms of spiritual happiness. Give to Caeser's what is Caeser's and give to God what is God's. That void is not happiness, it is the happiness, what people long to obtain. This can only come through spiritual happiness, and not the kind of happiness that is paid with your fancy $1000 dollar checks. Back in my day, we only used those to buy friggin' CARS and HOUSES. You kids these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindTheMask Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money can't buy you happiness. It, however, can buy you a jet ski. I dare anyone not to be sad on a jet ski. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I beg to differ. Although you may have your Vpods' date=' and your CSC's, and your Zbox1080's, as well as other things taken for granted, a human still yearns for something, strives for more. A human wants and wants more and more, hoping that one of the things he finds in the window of the store that those skater punks are probably shop lifting will be the one thing that fills the void that lies in his soul. This can not be filled by a materialistic happiness, which will only last until another materialistic want comes along. This can only be filled by accomplishment, love, and other forms of spiritual happiness. Give to Caeser's what is Caeser's and give to God what is God's. That void is not happiness, it is [i']the[/i] happiness, what people long to obtain. This can only come through spiritual happiness, and not the kind of happiness that is paid with your fancy $1000 dollar checks. Back in my day, we only used those to buy friggin' CARS and HOUSES. You kids these days... Why, how nice for you that you have cars and houses! Speaking as a homeless beggar, I would have thought that my life would be much better if I actually had somewhere to live, but obviously money couldn't possibly buy me any sort of happiness, so I am clearly no worse off now than I would be if I didn't need to spend each day trying not to starve to death! Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Dahlia Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money definitely buys happiness. For a very simple reason: Money= Options. And the more options you have the greater the chance of success. lt's really that simple, too. l'm very materialistic... My possesions are my best friends. Therefore, that is my happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitus Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I beg to differ. Although you may have your Vpods' date=' and your CSC's, and your Zbox1080's, as well as other things taken for granted, a human still yearns for something, strives for more. A human wants and wants more and more, hoping that one of the things he finds in the window of the store that those skater punks are probably shop lifting will be the one thing that fills the void that lies in his soul. This can not be filled by a materialistic happiness, which will only last until another materialistic want comes along. This can only be filled by accomplishment, love, and other forms of spiritual happiness. Give to Caeser's what is Caeser's and give to God what is God's. That void is not happiness, it is [i']the[/i] happiness, what people long to obtain. This can only come through spiritual happiness, and not the kind of happiness that is paid with your fancy $1000 dollar checks. Back in my day, we only used those to buy friggin' CARS and HOUSES. You kids these days... Why, how nice for you that you have cars and houses! Speaking as a homeless beggar, I would have thought that my life would be much better if I actually had somewhere to live, but obviously money couldn't possibly buy me any sort of happiness, so I am clearly no worse off now than I would be if I didn't need to spend each day trying not to starve to death! Hooray! Money can't buy you true happiness. If you had the money, you would get a house, food, a few common luxuries, and after a while, would want more. Sure, a necessity is important, and to a homeless beggar, that would cause happiness for a while, but true happiness, stays forever, until that item(such as one with sentimental value), deed, or person is to leave. That is happiness, happiness that truly lasts. It lasts because it is a small taste of heaven, where happiness truly lasts. (I will not respond to any religious arguments.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I beg to differ. Although you may have your Vpods' date=' and your CSC's, and your Zbox1080's, as well as other things taken for granted, a human still yearns for something, strives for more. A human wants and wants more and more, hoping that one of the things he finds in the window of the store that those skater punks are probably shop lifting will be the one thing that fills the void that lies in his soul. This can not be filled by a materialistic happiness, which will only last until another materialistic want comes along. This can only be filled by accomplishment, love, and other forms of spiritual happiness. Give to Caeser's what is Caeser's and give to God what is God's. That void is not happiness, it is [i']the[/i] happiness, what people long to obtain. This can only come through spiritual happiness, and not the kind of happiness that is paid with your fancy $1000 dollar checks. Back in my day, we only used those to buy friggin' CARS and HOUSES. You kids these days... Why, how nice for you that you have cars and houses! Speaking as a homeless beggar, I would have thought that my life would be much better if I actually had somewhere to live, but obviously money couldn't possibly buy me any sort of happiness, so I am clearly no worse off now than I would be if I didn't need to spend each day trying not to starve to death! Hooray! Money can't buy you true happiness. If you had the money, you would get a house, food, a few common luxuries, and after a while, would want more. Sure, a necessity is important, and to a homeless beggar, that would cause happiness for a while, but true happiness, stays forever, until that item(such as one with sentimental value), deed, or person is to leave. That is happiness, happiness that truly lasts. It lasts because it is a small taste of heaven, where happiness truly lasts. (I will not respond to any religious arguments.) I'm afraid the homeless guy who borrowed my account cannot respond, as he has since died of starvation because he couldn't buy anything to eat. But I'm sure that you, sitting atop your mountain of diamonds, know that money wouldn't really have helped him anyhow. I'm sure he's just as happy dead, isn't he? Oh, and then there's that medicine he was never able to afford. I'm sure the pain didn't have any impact at all on his happiness, did it? And the winter's cold against which he had no shelter - surely if the homeless guy hadn't been such a shallow, materialistic, greedy, short-sighted fool, he would have realized that that didn't matter either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitus Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I beg to differ. Although you may have your Vpods' date=' and your CSC's, and your Zbox1080's, as well as other things taken for granted, a human still yearns for something, strives for more. A human wants and wants more and more, hoping that one of the things he finds in the window of the store that those skater punks are probably shop lifting will be the one thing that fills the void that lies in his soul. This can not be filled by a materialistic happiness, which will only last until another materialistic want comes along. This can only be filled by accomplishment, love, and other forms of spiritual happiness. Give to Caeser's what is Caeser's and give to God what is God's. That void is not happiness, it is [i']the[/i] happiness, what people long to obtain. This can only come through spiritual happiness, and not the kind of happiness that is paid with your fancy $1000 dollar checks. Back in my day, we only used those to buy friggin' CARS and HOUSES. You kids these days... Why, how nice for you that you have cars and houses! Speaking as a homeless beggar, I would have thought that my life would be much better if I actually had somewhere to live, but obviously money couldn't possibly buy me any sort of happiness, so I am clearly no worse off now than I would be if I didn't need to spend each day trying not to starve to death! Hooray! Money can't buy you true happiness. If you had the money, you would get a house, food, a few common luxuries, and after a while, would want more. Sure, a necessity is important, and to a homeless beggar, that would cause happiness for a while, but true happiness, stays forever, until that item(such as one with sentimental value), deed, or person is to leave. That is happiness, happiness that truly lasts. It lasts because it is a small taste of heaven, where happiness truly lasts. (I will not respond to any religious arguments.) I'm afraid the homeless guy who borrowed my account cannot respond, as he has since died of starvation because he couldn't buy anything to eat. But I'm sure that you, sitting atop your mountain of diamonds, know that money wouldn't really have helped him anyhow. I'm sure he's just as happy dead, isn't he? Oh, and then there's that medicine he was never able to afford. I'm sure the pain didn't have any impact at all on his happiness, did it? And the winter's cold against which he had no shelter - surely if the homeless guy hadn't been such a shallow, materialistic, greedy, short-sighted fool, he would have realized that that didn't matter either. Money can buy the necessities. I never said it couldn't buy the necessities. It just can't buy true happiness, not like spiritual happiness can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I beg to differ. Although you may have your Vpods' date=' and your CSC's, and your Zbox1080's, as well as other things taken for granted, a human still yearns for something, strives for more. A human wants and wants more and more, hoping that one of the things he finds in the window of the store that those skater punks are probably shop lifting will be the one thing that fills the void that lies in his soul. This can not be filled by a materialistic happiness, which will only last until another materialistic want comes along. This can only be filled by accomplishment, love, and other forms of spiritual happiness. Give to Caeser's what is Caeser's and give to God what is God's. That void is not happiness, it is [i']the[/i] happiness, what people long to obtain. This can only come through spiritual happiness, and not the kind of happiness that is paid with your fancy $1000 dollar checks. Back in my day, we only used those to buy friggin' CARS and HOUSES. You kids these days... Why, how nice for you that you have cars and houses! Speaking as a homeless beggar, I would have thought that my life would be much better if I actually had somewhere to live, but obviously money couldn't possibly buy me any sort of happiness, so I am clearly no worse off now than I would be if I didn't need to spend each day trying not to starve to death! Hooray! Money can't buy you true happiness. If you had the money, you would get a house, food, a few common luxuries, and after a while, would want more. Sure, a necessity is important, and to a homeless beggar, that would cause happiness for a while, but true happiness, stays forever, until that item(such as one with sentimental value), deed, or person is to leave. That is happiness, happiness that truly lasts. It lasts because it is a small taste of heaven, where happiness truly lasts. (I will not respond to any religious arguments.) I'm afraid the homeless guy who borrowed my account cannot respond, as he has since died of starvation because he couldn't buy anything to eat. But I'm sure that you, sitting atop your mountain of diamonds, know that money wouldn't really have helped him anyhow. I'm sure he's just as happy dead, isn't he? Oh, and then there's that medicine he was never able to afford. I'm sure the pain didn't have any impact at all on his happiness, did it? And the winter's cold against which he had no shelter - surely if the homeless guy hadn't been such a shallow, materialistic, greedy, short-sighted fool, he would have realized that that didn't matter either. Money can buy the necessities. I never said it couldn't buy the necessities. It just can't buy true happiness, not like spiritual happiness can. Dead Homeless Guy - let's call him DHG - is now dead. Have fun achieving True!Happiness without breathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindTheMask Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money definitely buys happiness. For a very simple reason: Money= Options. And the more options you have the greater the chance of success. lt's really that simple' date=' too. l'm very materialistic... My possesions are my best friends. Therefore, that is my happiness.[/quote'] Actually, there is something called the Choosing Paradox, and simply stated, it means the more options you have, the harder it is to choose, and the less happy you will be with that choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Dahlia Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Oy...Well, that's why people with strong judgement are the ones with the big bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisa Kirisame-ze Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money can't buy happiness, or any other emotion for that matter. It's not possible. But to me, it doesn't bring happiness. I could have all the money in the world, and I'd still feel depressed. The only thing that brings me happiness are when situations are solved between me and other people. To get there, bad things have to happen first though... What to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Phoenix Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money is frequently a prerequisite to happiness. Considering you need to it to buy food, shelter, etc, it would be most difficult to be truly happy without it. However, it's entirely possible to have everything you need money for, and still be unhappy due to some other situation. Also, sacrificing friends, family, and relationships for money isn't a good idea, because you'll quickly grow alone and friendless, putting you in a state of melancholy. You won't have anyone to enjoy your wealth with. Essentially, the phrase in this thread's title is a reminder that you shouldn't forsake everything for wealth, for it will only result in despair. It isn't declaring money worthless or suggesting some sort of barter/village system, nor is it condemning the wealthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Dahlia Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 l agreed with everything except the sharing part. You can go without people, y'know. Just look at me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Phoenix Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 l agreed with everything except the sharing part. You can go without people' date=' y'know. Just look at me...[/quote'] I'm talking in general terms. Of course there's exceptions, and absolute stone cold loner types that function exceedingly better working solo is perhaps the most common one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XP_Lulz Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 It can buy you happiness, however, all Happiness isn't forever. Money can also bring you sadness. Someone could kill you using a hammer they bought with their Money. Or you could simply buy something bad, in which case you would spend some minutes of your time just to get rid of it. Lack of money can do the same. When you run out of stuff to buy, you slowly become sad, or you could lose your House because you can't pay. They can also give you happiness. For example, a video game could make a child happy, while medicine could make you feel better, so your NOT always sad. Lack of money is the same. You could have less, causing you to appreciate the more smaller things, and can bring you happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Altair Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money buys games therefore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blamonchesix Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Money can't buy ENOUGH happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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