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Materialism and Happiness Anonymous 05/07/16 (Sat) 09:42:39 f356f5 No.3991

Do you think that people are materialistic because they live unhappy lives?

Or do people live unhappy lives because they are materialistic?

You could simply say they both go hand in hand, I'm just curious which one /philosophy/ thinks would be more accurate.

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Anonymous 05/07/16 (Sat) 12:06:54 f356f5 No.3992

Both are possible. A man can be materialistic because he has an unhappy live, or he can be unhappy because he's materialistic. Generalizing would be wrong here I think.

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A.W. 05/08/16 (Sun) 02:54:13 f356f5 No.3997

It can happen both ways separately and at the same time.

If you're raised in a culture of consumer materialism and you have never had any experience that would develop the sensibilities for understanding what you are and require as a human being, then you will engage in materialism and be unhappy without understanding what possibly could make you happy or content with your life.

On the other end you may begin generally unhappy and attempt materialistic aims as a way of coping with your long term unhappiness through short term consumption highs.

When it's both you're basically caught in a cycle of stubborn denial that you have no fucking clue what you're doing with your life.

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Anonymous 05/15/16 (Sun) 05:03:52 f356f5 No.4027

Having more means you want less, or you could want less by choice. Which is preferable not wanting with wealth, or not wanting without it.

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Anonymous 05/17/16 (Tue) 12:50:42 f356f5 No.4038

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>>3997

>consumer materialism

Lost me right there.

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Anonymous 05/17/16 (Tue) 17:44:53 f356f5 No.4044

>>3991

Why are you assuming that materialists are either unhappy and their unhappiness is related to their materialism?

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Anonymous 05/17/16 (Tue) 20:24:08 f356f5 No.4045

>measuring happiness

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