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The Hedonic Treadmill: From Consumerism to Minimalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill
minus-squareLad@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·6 days agoI’ve definitely bought myself something more than a few times to try and fill an emptiness inside. It makes you feel better for about a day or less, then you go back to feeling how you did before.
minus-squareshrugs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 days agoIt works better of you buy something that has additional positives. Like a new oven and cooking more often or something to do sports. But ya, I know that feeling.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoAll of my backpacking equipment made me feel very happy when purchasing it, and it still does every time I use it, or see it.
minus-squarelobut@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoReminds me of this comic: https://theawkwardyeti.com/comic/the-new-thing/
I’ve definitely bought myself something more than a few times to try and fill an emptiness inside. It makes you feel better for about a day or less, then you go back to feeling how you did before.
It works better of you buy something that has additional positives. Like a new oven and cooking more often or something to do sports.
But ya, I know that feeling.
All of my backpacking equipment made me feel very happy when purchasing it, and it still does every time I use it, or see it.
Reminds me of this comic: https://theawkwardyeti.com/comic/the-new-thing/