The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks
— Christopher Hitchens
Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it
— Honoré de Balzac
The envious nature of contemporary culture…
A while ago, economists Sara Solnick and David Hemenway conducted a survey where they asked participants if they would rather earn $50,000 a year while other people made $25,000, or earn $100,000 a year while other people got $250,000.
Alex Green
Sit down for this one.
The majority of folks selected the first option. They would rather make twice as much as others – even if that meant earning half as much as they could have.
This is completely nuts, of course. Yet other findings in the study confirmed the envious nature of contemporary culture.
https://libertythroughwealth.com/2019/06/07/beyond-wealth-dont-be-tempted-vice/