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Money matters.
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‘Shameful’: Ro Khanna Confronts Big Pharma Lawyer Over Medicare Drug Prices
The California Democrat accused Johnson & Johnson—makers of the $160,000-per-year leukemia drug Imbruvica—of floating a “flimsy legal theory” in a “desperate attempt to protect profits.”
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“According to a 2023 study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, wealthier people have more access to other sources of happiness, which can lead to less reliance on an internal sense of meaning to achieve happiness. However, research shows that happiness is not achieved through material wealth alone. Other factors that contribute to happiness include: social relations, freedom, generosity, and optimism.”
https://dobetter.esade.edu/en/how-wealth-affects-relationship-meaning-happiness
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Catch Me If You Can (2002) – Trailer
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Americans are hooked on the fantasy of financial liberation
About 1 in 13 American adults have participated in MLM, or multilevel marketing, contributing to an estimated $40 billion industry.
MLMs feed into the idea that “if you work hard, try hard, you’ll get rewarded,” says Jane Marie, the host of a podcast series called The Dream and the author of a new book, Selling the Dream, both of which investigate the intersection of MLMs and pyramid schemes and the broader “wellness” industry. “There’s an ‘us versus them’ mentality and it feeds on the idea that there’s a shortcut and a cheat code to financial prosperity, to achieving the American Dream.”
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“Envy can lead people to want to bring others down as a way of trying to elevate themselves. When someone feels envious of another person’s success or happiness, they may try to undermine that person in order to feel better about themselves. This behavior can stem from feelings of insecurity, low self-esteem, or a lack of fulfillment in their own lives. Additionally, societal or cultural pressures can also influence individuals to engage in this kind of behavior. It’s important to remember that the actions of envious individuals are a reflection of their own internal struggles and should not be taken personally.”
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Why Do People Hate the Term ‘Influencer’?
When people ask Sara Wilson about her former position at Facebook (now Meta), which began in 2013, she includes a caveat: “I worked with influencers, but now ‘influencer’ is a dirty word, so we call them ‘creators.’
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“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.”
— Virginia Woolf
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“That distinction between what you contributed vs. the rocketship you rode becomes sort of blurred for a lot of people when success comes and especially when success comes easy.”
— Satya Nadella
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5 Things to Remember When You Don’t Believe in Yourself – LifeHack
There can be many reasons that we don’t believe in ourselves:
- We don’t believe in ourselves because someone told us we shouldn’t.
- We fear failure, and we focus on all the times we have failed.
- We focus on the lack in our life instead of the abundance.
- We have never had the support to build up our self esteem in the first place.