By Spencer Greenberg and Amber Dawn Ace
This piece first appeared on ClearerThinking.org on February 28, 2024, was edited on February 29, 2024, and appeared here with minor edits on March 27, 2024.
Does money buy happiness? Intuitively, the answer is yes: common sense tells us that poverty and hardship make people unhappy. We can use money to buy a lot of things that might make us happier – things like a nicer home, fancier vacations, education for our children, or just the oppor...
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What Are All the Things That Humans Need?
Below is my attempt to list all human needs ranked according to their typical importance (from most important to least). Thanks for the idea, Maslow!
I'm defining a "need" here as something non-replaceable (i.e., you can't just substitute it for something else), which, if substantially unsatisfied, would inhibit well-being for the vast majority of people.
You might say that you "need an iced tea" on a hot day, but it could be easily replaceable with lemonade or iced coffee, s...
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