tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post1323335662348833437..comments2023-11-03T08:23:55.100-04:00Comments on Global Review: Happiness, $1Macro Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735930711259574574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post-51487958720583405812008-03-21T16:42:00.000-04:002008-03-21T16:42:00.000-04:00I think one of the problems with the conclusion mi...I think one of the problems with the conclusion might be habit formation. The first month you send $30 to Africa to feed a child, you feel great. Each successive month, the buzz decreases. I don't think the conclusions are scale invariant.<BR/><BR/>The bottom line is what we already know: serious charity will ultimately come from self-sacrifice, not self-gratification.Macro Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735930711259574574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post-33987499287955953072008-03-21T16:19:00.000-04:002008-03-21T16:19:00.000-04:00I heard this yesterday on NPR. giving money away m...I heard this yesterday on NPR. <BR/><BR/>giving money away makes me feel good in one way. <BR/><BR/>having a large reese's blizzard from dairy queen makes me feel good in a completely different way (and then it makes me feel bad about 20 minutes later.)coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411817387328315744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post-67555130718821417042008-03-20T17:46:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:46:00.000-04:00Didn't Jesus actually say this a while ago??Didn't Jesus actually say this a while ago??Macro Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735930711259574574noreply@blogger.com