@Metta_Jedi 1 more than 2 but also 2 bec it's abt ongoing improvement vs hedonic baseline not just absolute poverty
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Reply · Jan 30, 2025@robinhanson imo it depends whether "poorer" means relatively poor vs cohort in the same country or living standards declining due to violence &…Reply · Dec 23, 2024@realtimeai it's the details of it that can echo in memory though and create dissatisfaction by comparison. also consumption of luxury != wealthReply · Aug 23, 2021@uneasytree @micsolana 🙄 hedonic treadmill is insatiable by definition, why talk about the impossible?Reply · Dec 4, 2023@Metta_Jedi interesting how quickly you go from decrying elitism to insisting on it