handoflixue comments on Be Happier - Less Wrong

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Comment author: handoflixue 01 May 2012 07:30:17PM 1 point [-]

That sort of reinforces my point - simply "not having a job" doesn't equate to an actual increase in leisure

("Humans pine for excess leisure but revealed preference shows that they find excess leisure stressful" and "I can't say I wouldn't eventually find leisure boring, but I was unemployed for 8 months a couple years ago and it was unequivocally the greatest time in my life. ")

Basically, I'm questioning whether the people studied actually had excess leisure, or just happened to meet certain standards like "not employed full-time in a standard corporation."

Comment author: [deleted] 01 May 2012 07:53:03PM -2 points [-]

nod Downthread someone else mentioned some relevant ideas like "the petty rich" and other folks whose basic needs are met, but who aren't necessarily world-shakingly wealthy in their spending habits.