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Experiences vs things

A consistent finding that spending on experiences produces longer-lasting satisfaction than buying objects, though the effect weakens if the experience is passive or the thing enables meaningful experiences. The quality of the experience—attention, novelty, social connection—matters more than whether it costs money or uses goods.

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