the Ottoman Empire did the money buy happiness SI. "wealth. According to the rich, does not produce happiness. According to the poor, produces something quite similar. But the statesmen suggest that the rich are rich because they are few, and the armed forces and police are concerned to clarify any confusion about it. "
" money, freedom. King Herod is said loose in a children's party. "
Eduardo Galeano.
Especially from the conventional wisdom has been discussed whether the possession of money makes a person happy or not. Or if this helps in part to get it or if it is not necessary at all. This will maintain the assumption that money if you happiness and at least, is a sine qua non, to be happy. Clear that with few exceptions. Before clarification; on the various philosophical positions that seek to clarify what is happiness, not commenting. Since it is an issue that goes beyond my training.
First, the framework will use temporary space is the contemporary world, to be arbitrary, since the late eighteenth century to the present, ie after the call Double Revolution (French and Industrial). Since there emerged, not all, but most (the key) of the demarcation lines and explain the present. Consumerism, the tech boom, etc. (Tactile cell phones, video games, computers, just to give some random examples) are not the first chapter of a new book, but a chapter in a book that has more than 200 years.
Second, and to the point, in a world where as far as getting or material not necessarily dependent on money, not having this well-being outside the orbit in a lot of things. For example, the joy of unconditional love of a pet (a dog What better example!) Involves or is related to how much money does a dog breed in Argentina? More than $ 100. You may say, rightly, that someone could give away a canine or we can simply adopt one of the street. But ... once we took him How you feed him for life of about 10 or 12 years? The cheapest food bag (looking hard) no less than 1, 5 or $ 2 per kilo. A medium-sized dog needs something like 1 kilo of food every two or three days. We need $ 1000 for (mis) feeding a dog during its lifetime. That is almost three minimum wages of a worker in Argentina. Not to mention vaccines, veterinarians, health problems that may arise, etc. What we want to note is that besides self subsistence, meeting the nutritional needs that make medical standards (which not everyone can do), you need that base metal to not be just a biological entity to work and working lives to arrive alive and well the next day in succession. The example of the pet can be analogous to forming a family to have a basic standard of decency material, a trip to meet other landscapes and cultures, sharing food with loved ones, etc.. In this society that supports a free market economy (or capitalism) all about money, everything is done with it, all judge the success and intelligence used almost the only variable is the one who frowned and frowned has not. And no, please!, I come with that argument, pardon the expression, asshole and social Darwinism that he got money is that the more he strove, which was more intelligent or the like. Conversely, that which does not own the property in question in quantity is by laziness, stupidity, etc.. Attention should be clarified, there are people who SI achieved a relatively good position in the law fairly and without exploiting others thanks to the efforts, dedication and intelligence. Although, of course, this does not invalidate our critique of social Darwinism. Third
What happening or what happened to the socialist bloc that existed until 19 years ago? I can infer from oral transmissions of people who have been in Cuba, as I have no empirical evidence of the strength of my liking, in the former socialist part of the world always looked at bourgeois freedoms envied market. That is the freedom to gather, in most cases it is, the meager earnings that you have and not squander elements necessary and totally sumptuous accessories or even among those who do not have basic needs covered! Always looked askance at half capitalist world and is envied the free market, to own property and buy property How did how fast the transition from a planned economy to a free market then? Then we can argue that the socialist era and is happy in Cuba, to consume analogous to capitalist systems.
Fourth, we said that all takes money. Even for something that is priceless. As health or education, you have to pay for transportation, medicine, thread for suturing wounds, and more for the former. For the latter, transport, notes, books, supplies, etc.. So we said that the money (or some amount at least increasingly) without discussion is necessary to be happy. Who dares deny it? Some might bring up a family who knew lived in the country (Ingalls family type) to produce their own food and manufacturing, with little or no contact with money Trickery! How many people live that way in Argentina and the world? The vast minority. However
said there are exceptions. What would be cases in which money can not bring happiness: In cases of serious illness, terminal or incurable rich or your loved ones (yes, the rich have feelings) or a fatality on. Can also be unhappy about love Remember the song "pending" who wrote and sings Arjona Ricky Martin? Sung in first person tells his possessions, an apartment in New York, miles of air travel, a huge house, more cars than friends and says that King Midas works for him, etc. Is suffering yet be separated from a woman. So unless
disaster number (kidnappings, accidents, etc.. It can happen to anyone), illness or heartbreak, money makes happiness. And we must say that in disasters, illness or heartbreak (where money is not enough to be happy) helps a lot to alleviate the sorrows and shovel or seek justice for a crime What worse than having a sick loved one and watch him die without suffering attention? In these cases the money or cure the disease that ordinary people can not cure or reduce access suffering to a minimum. Maybe someday
everything money can buy today is a basic right of all human beings and not only achieve happiness by accidents, diseases and disasters. Not the possession of money or not. Finally, there are cases of people who despite having a good economic situation and no exceptions were mentioned (accidents, health problems, death of loved ones, etc..) Are not happy (although they would be less happy even without money) . Well, as said the great Einstein "Two things are infinite: the universe and stupidity HUMAN UNIVERSE AND I'M NOT SO SURE" Emilio
Tomassini, Prof. In History (Unlu)
