Money can’t buy happiness, or can it?
The idea that money can’t buy happiness is a powerful one to many. It is not difficult to find examples where someone who has billions still finds themselves desiring more. If money did buy happiness, then these people should be the happiest in the world. However, if they were truly so happy, why do they only desire more? A proponent of this theory would point to cases such as this, where the rich only desire more wealth, never satiated. Because they have passed the point where money stops being a concern, and are still unhappy, they believe money is the only solution. However, this argument is often applied, not just to the wealthy, but to everyone. When used like this, the argument falls apart. My family is stable now, but it hasn’t always been this way, and we have been in a few very rough spots. When I was a child, around 2012, my dad was working on his PhD, and my mom was home with two children: me and my sister. This time was extremely stressful for them, and while I didn’t notic...