Klevador’s post is a pretty fantastic review of the literature. It’s too bad he’s been gone since April; I would have liked to see more from him (perhaps his experiences trying to implement recommendations?).
I actually see a connection between the two: One of the points in the article is to buy experiences rather than things, and Alicorn’s post seems to be (possibly among other things) a set of ways to turn things into experiences.
Well, it’s reasonable… if you are actually getting a better experience. If ‘stuff expands to fill hard drive capacity’ as the quip goes, it’s just another brutal hedonic treadmill of stuff and not experiences.
Better reading: “If money doesn’t make you happy, then you probably aren’t spending it right”, Dunn et al 2011, Journal of Consumer Psychology
I’m going to start awarding “Gwern points” to people.
No, you can’t do that—only I can sign Gwern points with my private key. Unless...?!
See also.
Klevador’s post is a pretty fantastic review of the literature. It’s too bad he’s been gone since April; I would have liked to see more from him (perhaps his experiences trying to implement recommendations?).
I actually see a connection between the two: One of the points in the article is to buy experiences rather than things, and Alicorn’s post seems to be (possibly among other things) a set of ways to turn things into experiences.
Cognitive dissonance FTW. “I cannot return it, so I better enjoy it!”
That link gives me a 404.
Fixed.
I think I just rationalized my spending on computer “stuff”—the ultimate experience good.
Well, it’s reasonable… if you are actually getting a better experience. If ‘stuff expands to fill hard drive capacity’ as the quip goes, it’s just another brutal hedonic treadmill of stuff and not experiences.