Source number one is “The Paradox of Choice” by Barry Schwartz /TEDTalk. From this, the conclusion I found was “If people have freedom, then each of us can act on our own to do the things that will maximize our welfare, and no one has to decide on our behalf. “The premises he used to support his conclusions were by talking about healthcare in the United States and putting his viewers into situations of wanting to have a choice between something of good value and something that is not valuable, for example, he states “Adding options to people’s lives can’t help but increase the expectations people have about how good those options will be. And what that’s going to produce is less satisfaction with results, even when they’re good results.” By this, he made his argument strong and proved his whole idea. Source number two is “From the ‘perfect’ salary to keeping up with the Joneses, here’s how money really affects your happiness” by Cory Stieg. From this a conclusion that restate the whole point of the idea was “how important is money to happiness.” The premises to support the point for his conclusion were by asking different experts about their thoughts on money and happiness and as for teens what their perfect salary would be like. For example, Klontz states “At the end of the day, we’re humans and we struggle with existential issues like what’s the meaning of life, and who am I?” Klontz says. “And those sorts of questions don’t go away when you get a bunch of money. “By this information, he found interesting facts on how well money makes us happy or not. From this source premises, I would like to agree with all of them because, in fact, they are stating important things like good option making doesn’t necessarily get us the best things as much as we want them to be, freedom of choice is a struggle in today’s society, or how money is not gonna solve everything like our own personal feels and struggles rather than the material side of things.
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Hi Karla, I wonder why, maybe I didn’t understand from Barry’s TEDTalk how he explained how adding options increases people’s expectations, yet it can produce less satisfaction even with good results? I found that example a little confusing when he mentioned it. I thought maybe because people aren’t sure how to make their own decision without being told or recommended on what to do.
Hi Karla,
I must say your explanation and conclusion are excellent. I think it is true that when people have freedom, they may act independently to enhance their well-being, and no one needs to make decisions for them. In today’s world, freedom of choice is a fight, or how the money will not solve everything, such as our inner feelings and challenges, rather than the financial side of things.
Hello Karla,
I love your whole idea as it is very different than mine, just the way you approach and think. It is unique. Even though approaches are different, we both agree with them. You pinpointed an exciting conclusion made by Barry Schwartz, which is healthcare and the viewers wanting to have choices of good values and less value. people`s lives definitely raise the bar for just how good that option is. And even if the results are good, you are less satisfied with the results.