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by tomjen3 5912 days ago
Such an experience would stick in you mind, but I think that the total joy you get from the device would be greater, summed up over the lifetime of it.

That is, if you buy it because you can find some use in your life. If you just buy it cause it is new then you won't get so much happyness out of it.

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Well, that's sort of what the study is saying... That it doesn't work like that.