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Maulleigh
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
It's true. I think as humans we have a "what now" drive. We accomplish something and we must either hold onto it or move onto the next thing.
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Witchtit: Your low productivity advisor
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
Given that I have none of the above, this therefore makes me the most adjusted, happy and fulfilled person ever! Yay, my struggle and hard work to amass my enviable level of anonymity,debt and bad hair is finally paying off.
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Eric Northman is mine
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
tell that to those young gals who strive to be like Paris Hilton and the like. They just want to be famous not for having a great skill or talent just for the sake of being famous. What a scary life goal.
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pesematology
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
This confirms the findings of a previous study published much earlier by Fitzgerald, et al, titled "The Great Gatsby".
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birminghamdrunk
05/14/09

@pesematology: word.

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past
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LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman
05/14/09

@pesematology: Both of you are friended for referencing The Great Gatsby.
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
Boofuckinghoo
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NefariousNewt
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
You hear that Miss California! You're wasting your time!
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Macloserboy
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
Yeah, but I'm still going to think Happytown is a mite easier to get to from Rich & Prettyville than from Dirt Poor & Butt Ugly City.
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Evie Havok
05/14/09

@Macloserboy: Shhh. . . don't say the truth. Money might not bring you straight to happiness but it sure does buy you lots of material things and power that can bring you closer to it. That's for sure.
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andBegorrah
05/14/09

@Macloserboy: That's just down the road from Margaritaville, yes?
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Macloserboy
05/14/09

@andBegorrah: Many people often mistake Margaritaville for Happytown. As they new New Booty City. But in both cases you wake up in What The Fuck Was I Thinking Junction.
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andBegorrah
05/14/09

@Macloserboy: Ah, yes, I took the Two Dozen Donuts and A Bottle of Shiraz Off-ramp once and ended up there.
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mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
How about being recognised in work for my hard work, being able to pay my bills and a good hair day?
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andBegorrah
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
Well thank god Getting a Man is still the key to fulfillment.
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Evie Havok
05/14/09

@andBegorrah: Getting a rich man not just any man is the key to fulfillment.
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Plum-Pie
05/14/09

@andBegorrah:
1. Man
2. Wedding
3. Baby

Get it right!
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
Is that Paris crying after she was sent to jail?
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jetmore
05/14/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: On her way to jail.

I don't care if I'm going to hell: I never get tired of those photos.
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Evie Havok
05/14/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Priceless, isn't it? This has made my day.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
05/14/09

@jetmore: I hated it when people said her jail time was harsh because she was a celebrity. No, it was harsh because she violated the terms of her probation several times, never went to the court-ordered alcohol awareness classes, drove without a license, and showed zero remorse and responsibility.
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EkaterinaBallerina
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
Hah, now I can throw this in the face of the person who thought I was naive and ridiculous for saying I'd rather go through life penniless but respected and liked than wealthy but hated and thought of as a moron.
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vamusical
05/14/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: It sounds like they're pretty much set to live a miserable life as it is, but sure, I'd throw it in their face too.
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Eleanor Ramilly
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
I'm reading The Crack-Up by F. Scott Fitzgerald right now, and yeah. He could have told us this in 1936.
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Plum-Pie
05/14/09

@Eleanor Ramilly: See also Sunset Boulevard, also made in the 1930s.
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inabook
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
They may be psychological dead ends, but not worrying about making rent would be rather fulfilling to me, at least.
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novelidea
05/14/09

@inabook: Word.
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
05/14/09

@inabook: quite. So I suppose maybe we need to strive for just one out of the three? Right? RIGHT?
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JulyMama
05/14/09

@novelidea:
Seconded, however there is a difference between "wealth" and "comfort". As long as you have enough money to cover the basics-food, shelter, etc., anything beyond that won't necessarily make you happier.

You need to be able to pay your rent, but you may not need to pay it in a three story luxury apartment on Park Ave. to be set.
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bluebears
05/14/09

@inabook: honestly, I think the old cliche "money can't buy you happiness" while not technically wrong is not technically true either. it can at least buy you a certain sense of peace of mind which can go a long way towards happiness.
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inabook
05/14/09

@JulyMama: Right. I was being a little flip, but i did read the study as saying that wealth-- as opposed to comfort-- is what won't increase happiness. Comfort, as opposed to worry, is obviously a very different kind of goal.
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EvieB
05/14/09

@bluebears: If I remember correctly, there was a study a few years back about money and its relation to one's happiness, and the conclusion was that happiness peaked at income levels of around $40,000. Any amount of money over 40k doesn't make you any happier, but if you're making less than 40k, you may not be as happy as if you were making 40k.

I think it was in this book: [astore.amazon.com]
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Cerridwen
05/14/09

@EvieB: Interesting. I totally agree with the theory that real material deprivation can make people unhappy but we seldom increase our well-being substantively by increasing our wealth past a certain point.

@BiteMeMitchell!: And this is why I like the idea of a guaranteed livable income or at least a minimum living wage (thus making me a certifiable pinko). Nobody should have to dedicate that much of their life to work just to keep their head above water. It just sucks the joy out of life.
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bluebears
05/14/09

@EvieB: huh. Interesting theory, although 40k means different standard of living depending on where you live. Not to mention is that number for one person? what if you have dependents?
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J.D.Regent
05/14/09

@inabook: the researchers pointed out that this was a highly educated, 2 years out of college crowd and that more research is needed into other populations.
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Evie Havok
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
"Striving for wealth and adulation, on the other hand, does little to satisfy these deep human requirements, at least within this early career stage of life."

You know, some people are so extremely shallow/narcissistic that they wouldn't know what these "deep human requirements" are if they slapped them in the face with a Balenciaga handbag.
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Trulymadlyme
05/14/09

In reply to Not So Gay Paree
Next up: A team of UCLA researchers discover that you really can be too thin and too rich.
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