True. It's surprisingly difficult to think about the hypothetical figures since I'm not short on cash, can't seem to make myself much happier spending more money, and still don't know any viable alternative to LW. It also seems thinking about this in terms of a subscription fee instead of getting a cash offer changes the figures significantly, which I guess tells us something about the diminishing marginal utility of money.
This makes me wonder if there are any threads here discussing how to convert money into experiential happiness. ETA: yes there are.
how to convert money into experiential happiness. ETA: yes there are.
I am wary of such type of advice because it almost always aims itself at an average person. Someone who is not average might not find such advice useful and it could turn out the be misleading and harmful.
Also a large part of it comes from psychology papers which are, um, not an unalloyed source of truth.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.