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jayfeather31 t1_iwqs014 wrote

It took them a study to realize that? Oy vey...

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frankenmullet22 t1_iwqsdal wrote

The same study proved I enjoy having my genitals played with

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DanHero91 t1_iwqtsde wrote

I'd like to volunteer for a follow up study to prove this.

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mcboogerballs1980 t1_iwqub94 wrote

No shit, getting money makes people happy? Maybe next they can do something to figure out whether or not the sun is hot. The world is waiting with bated breath.

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DrunkenOlympian t1_iwqvhmp wrote

Well I'm glad you're here to tell us these things. Chewie take the professor in the back and plug him into the hyperdrive!

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boggstown t1_iwqvkbq wrote

The RESET is coming

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masterpupil t1_iwqwea7 wrote

I dont buy it someone send me money

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Dandibear t1_iwqxph7 wrote

It seems obvious, yes. But studies like this are important to make sure that what we think we're seeing is what we're really seeing, and that there isn't some important nuance being missed.

It's not glamorous, but this kind of research protects the integrity of our scientific knowledge.

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Dragonlicker69 t1_iwqy01a wrote

Replying to xotyc (#556,425)

I always think of the Hawthorne study where they were trying to find the most efficient lighting and accidentally discovered that workers are more motivated when their boss talks to them like they're people.

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DoctaMario t1_iwqy337 wrote

The fuck? They had to study this? Lol

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db720 t1_iwr2u7c wrote

I'm not sure how true this is. Please can a rich person validate by sending money to me. I accept Venmo and bags of quarters

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ZoeLaMort t1_iwr370e wrote

Replying to xotyc (#556,220)

The result might seems obvious, but I have a few instances when talking about redistributing wealth where such a study would be useful.

All the people saying that "money doesn't buy happiness" or that try to put value in work (typically, to oppose raising wages), not to mention those who are so rich they end up being completely out-of-touch.

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PoeJam t1_iwr373r wrote

Interesting to note that the control group got happier after the cash receiving group ran out of that money.

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who_you_are t1_iwr44ah wrote

Replying to xotyc (#556,425)

I don't think the wealthy donors are the one to bash here. They are likely to know about it (and a study will write it down as a proof), they may like funding a type of study, or they are just usually good donators for research.

If they would be one of those Elon, I'm pretty sure it would never been published or we will read a news laughing at Elon for being a donor.

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rangeDSP t1_iwr7nye wrote

Replying to xotyc (#556,752)

IIRC the human element wasn't considered much between the 19th / 20th century (after the industrial revolution). Studies were all about making the factory more efficient, they thought that workers wouldn't work much harder even if you treat them well.

Studies like that is what started changing the mindset of factory/business owners.

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BorisPotosme t1_iwr87o7 wrote

Well, so far the cash transfer from poor to rich is making the rich.... richer.

Also, the sun is hot.

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bad10th t1_iwrbanu wrote

I did a study and found out studies can be manipulated, over-hyped, made up, and here we are.

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moon_then_mars t1_iwrj086 wrote

Attractive people having sex with ugly people can increase happiness of ugly people.

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Elmodogg t1_iwrmkpp wrote

Perhaps they ought to have studied how cash transfers from rich to poor can increase the happiness of the rich.

It works that way, too.

See, e.g., Dickens A Christmas Carol.

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jackofslayers t1_iwsbe24 wrote

While this is super duh. It is legit important to have statistical data to back up obvious ideas.

The fall back of every idiot I have known is “This is obvious, You don’t need proof for obvious things”

Helps to show that even the most obvious shit can be and is backed up.

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tinnickels t1_iwsfrmn wrote

This is clearly serious and important research. I mean, they have graphs and everything!

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Kind_Bullfrog_4073 t1_iwsgc8f wrote

They really had to do a study to find out people like money?

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ThatOneGayDJ t1_iwsiw13 wrote

I think rich people are just so full of themselves that they think since having money doesnt help with all their first world “catastrophes” (spilling a drink, stuck in traffic, package is late, etc.), clearly money doesnt make you happier. They dont have problems money would fix because they have money, so they dont understand how that works.

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DeadFyre t1_iwsu7kg wrote

Free money would make me happy too.

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Comfortable-Clerk209 t1_iwt32av wrote

How much money was spent on that study? Enough to make a poor person happy, I bet

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Unsubstantiated_Fork t1_iwt9za9 wrote

is this the same study that found that money increases a person's happiness up until you receive about $70,000-$80,000 a year and after that point more money does not make a difference?

once a person has some stability built up, a little cushion in the bank, and a comfortable lifestyle, only then can you say, "money doesn't buy happiness."

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JethroFire t1_ix1zqye wrote

If I was getting a bunch of money I didn't have to do any work for, I'm sure I'd be happy, too.

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