"They say money cant buy happiness, I guess I'll have to rent it!" - Weird Al
this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2024
273 points (100.0% liked)
The Onion
131 readers
5 users here now
The Onion
A place to share and discuss stories from The Onion, Clickhole, and other satire.
Great Satire Writing:
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
It's a luxury to be able to afford to be poor.
I mean, if I wanted to be charitable about this, a person who has a lot of money is exactly the kind of person to know that money isn't everything, because they would presumably have the experience of still having problems or wants or still being unhappy sometimes even in spite of their money. That isn't to say that money doesn't mean a lot of things even if not everything though, or that someone telling someone without enough money to not require a job to live and spend frivolously to not worry about money isn't out of touch for not understanding that some of the things that money can buy are essentials required to live one's life in the first place.
Through my job I’ve knows two billionaires; one inherited it all through a business his father built, the other acquired it all through a business he built.
Neither seemed any happier than you or me; they travelled in more luxury, for sure, and their clothes cost a bit more; they of course also had multiple houses, which they couldn’t really use at the same time and one of them had an enormous yacht and private jets (plural). It all looked very fancy but I don’t know that their happiness increased commensurately.
I think once you have a roof over your head, food on the table and don’t have to worry about what the next year or two looks like, you’re 97% there. The last 3% is influenced by money, but not determined by it.
I agree, I see the concept that the headline means to convey, but the author missed the mark. The better version would be: 'Money Isn't Important,' Says Person Who Has It.
Money isn't everything, but we live in a society where you need it to get anything.
Money doesn't buy happiness, but good fucking luck being happy when people will merrily let you starve if you don't give them money.
Now, what does buy happiness and is basically everything? Other people, social interaction, having support networks.
Knowing everyone in your neighbourhood and supporting each other if you need help is an extremely cheap way to give each other a baseline of happiness and make life feel more whole.
Yeah because money isnt everything but its like saying water isnt everything to an african kid.
Context matters. It might not be everything, but still be the most important one.
Money is everything even to those who think it's not. Because our capitalist system and culture with basically no safety nets here in the US is all about money.
"Money isn't everything. I know because I have money, and I have everything." - An American Tail
Could be found in nottheonion too ? ... "Money can't buy happiness, especially for those who don't have any. " - Coluche