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hissingmeerkat, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

Universal basic income and universal healthcare so I (and everybody else) don’t have to worry about a job, being able to work, retirement, disability, and employers will have to offer meaning, increased quality of life, and actual respect to attract employees.

Gradually_Adjusting,
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These social safety nets would be a huge win for worker’s rights too. If you can tell a job to go fuck itself on the spot, they can’t operate without treating people right.

RisingSwell, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

I earn enough, I’d rather just halve my hours.

_edge,

And, did that work out for you?

betterdeadthanreddit, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

A question like this could be an intro to a shady MLM pitch. Break the ice, get the conversation going and gain a sense of the range of numbers to make up for earnings examples.

Tja, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

I’m already in the area of diminishing returns, where none of my daily problems are really money related. To have any significant impact I’d probably have to double my salary, so I could afford exotic cars and stuff like that.

Lemvi, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

For me, other factors are much more important than the salary.

A tedious job with unpleasant colleagues would never make me happy, no matter how high the salary. On the other hand, if I had a job that was fun and had nice colleagues, I would be happy with a salary that only covered the essentials.

Also, I would rather have a salary that only covers the essentials for 30 hours a week than a salary twice as high for 60 hours a week. What good is money if I can never spend it?

There are more factors that are more important to me than the salary. How much physical labor is involved in the job? Do I have to work at night? Do I work shifts or do I have flexible working hours? Does the employer offer a pension plan? Are there any other benefits? Where would I have to work, close to friends and family or far away? …

Yeah, there really isn’t just one threshold value that would make me happy. More is better of course, but there are too many other factors.

Though it’s probably worth mentioning that I don’t have any children and don’t plan on having any.

Porokoro, in What do you think of sports analysts ?

As long as they provide entertainment value, I don’t care

Porokoro, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

If I live in 90% of the US, something like $150k would buy me a very comfortable life. If I was in the major cities, I would say $300k would be enough for me to not worry about finances.

Kecessa, (edited )

90% of the US is emptiness and small towns/villages where you would have no need for 150k/year…

key,
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It’s not like rural areas are back in a pre-currency feudal era. You still have costs. 150k is very comfortable but you can easily spend it living out in the country, especially if you want to bootstrap a homestead, hobby farm, or just generally make good use of land.

Kecessa,

Yeah but you don’t need 150k/year to be comfortable in 90% of the US when the people living there are making half of that as a couple.

schnurrito, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

I am fine with my current salary. None of the problems I have are due to having too little money. It is more that I have hardly any time to spend that money and live a fairly lonely life. None of that would be fixed by a higher salary, which is why I have little motivation to try to get promoted.

CaptainSpaceman,

Money buys time friend

intensely_human,

Not if it’s a salary

CaptainSpaceman,

What?

Notyou,

I would suggest volunteering at animal shelters on your days off might help with the fairly lonely life. The one by me let’s you check out dogs to go to the beach with and return.

Usernameblankface,
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Might be worth a job change to get better hours and similar or slightly lower income.

Porokoro, in Are Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?

No, Americans are just as prone as the other anglo countries, there’s just more of them. If we start delving into other languages, then things immediately go downhill. For example, I speak Arabic and I would say that at least 80% believe in at least 1 batshit crazy conspiracy theory. Why? It’s because the vast majority of Arabs consume their information from Facebook and a good chunk of that information comes from state owned propaganda outlets. Just a 2 minute scroll on my father’s Facebook, I saw the following conspiracies:

Israel is created by the kufar to sin against allah

India is on the brink of becoming majority muslim

Incest, pedophilia, and zoophilia are common in the West because they don’t have islamic morals

Russia is fighting NATO and winning

Hamas is beating Israel so bad that Israel is on the brink of collapse

Eating Pork will slowly turn your heart inside out

FlyingSquid,
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Eating Pork will slowly turn your heart inside out

Now I want to know what they think happens when it’s half-way inside out.

Kiernian, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

Happy as in “all absolutely necessary for survival bills are getting paid on time, all outstanding debts are getting paid down regularly, and I can afford to eat at a restaurant slightly above fast food grade once a month or so?”

$308,740/yr for the first year would do it.

After that I could probably look at halving the salary and live, if not comfortably, at least without constant worry.

Maybe start putting something away so I can retire before I hit 70.

Happiness doesn’t come from money, but it sure would reduce stress.

SymbioteSynapse, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

$150k/year. Enough to afford the house I’m in and still have enough left to not have to worry about being short on any recurring bills. Note: I’m in California. Most other states and id be fine at 90-100k.

solitaire, (edited ) in What salary do you think would make you happy?
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I reckon I’d have severely diminishing returns past 6 figures, and I would (and do) trade income for less hours with a better work environment well before that.

mojofrododojo, in Are Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?

I think they’re exposed to more crazy, therefore. Not more susceptible, but wildly more exposed.

Appoxo,
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After reading this comment (sh.itjust.works/comment/7841077) I’d think nobody wins the battle.

mojofrododojo,

well, shit… that’s a firehose of crazy too. I will incorporate this into my re-evaluation continuing.

PonyOfWar, in What salary do you think would make you happy?

Something like 100k€ would enable me to do all the traveling I want to do and simultaneously save up enough money for a comfortable early retirement. Currently I’m focussing more on having a job that isn’t soul-crushingly stressful and full of overtime though.

1984, in What salary do you think would make you happy?
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I’m happy with my salary.

neidu2, (edited )

I actually like my job, and the salary is enough for me and the rest of my household to live off of while making down-payments on the house and the car. Now, if only I was a happy person…

Fal,
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Hey this sounds like me

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