Money vs Happiness __ Acharya Prashant

Acharya Prashant

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00:00Are Japanese richer than the Americans? No. In terms of per capita income, no.

00:06But they are more peaceful and happier.

00:10So is capital money, financial growth needed for its own sake?

00:21Or is all economics actually for the sake of the individual?

00:27And do we understand what the individual really needs?

00:32We are not saying the individual needs mystical salvation.

00:36No, we are not coming from there.

00:39No spiritual mumbo-jumbo here.

00:41We fully understand that we need money.

00:46But being rational people, we would also want to plot money against welfare.

00:53And see where the curve attains saturation.

00:58And beyond that, if you are still invested in earning money,

01:02then you are wasting yourself, your life and also destroying the planet.

01:07That's what is happening. That's what is climate change.

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