[bumby]

Ironically, there is evidence that money is still the primary driver of job selection (above meaningful work), based on the assumption that money will make them more happy.

https://giesbusiness.illinois.edu/news/2023/10/23/paper--hig...

[AlotOfReading]

I'm not sure that motivation follows from the preference. Money is an extremely good proxy for all sorts of desirable job attributes like respect, better working environments, and social status.

[bumby]

I would tend to agree, in part because of hedonic adaptation. I suspect the impact on happiness from more money is relatively less enduring.

[ethanbond]

Yep, people tend to have different (even contradictory and self-defeating) preferences over different time horizons. Many such cases.