Some people in this comment thread are repeatedly making the mistake of talking about the increase in satisfaction due to increased wealth of already-wealthy/​developed-country-people. Increases in satisfaction related to increases in income only start to plateau around the $80k per year mark.
https://​​images.app.goo.gl/​​7jDJFqbj3Eq1ePeY7
The per capita global income is around $10,000. Most people in the world would be significantly more satisfied with 2x, or even 7x, their current income.
Some people in this comment thread are repeatedly making the mistake of talking about the increase in satisfaction due to increased wealth of already-wealthy/​developed-country-people. Increases in satisfaction related to increases in income only start to plateau around the $80k per year mark. https://​​images.app.goo.gl/​​7jDJFqbj3Eq1ePeY7
The per capita global income is around $10,000. Most people in the world would be significantly more satisfied with 2x, or even 7x, their current income.