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I love pictures like this, because I'm aesthetically attracted to luxury, but ultimately it doesn't feel very relevant. It's not that money can't buy happiness, all else being equal I'd definitely be happier if I lived in a better apartment, could afford to travel a lot, and consume whatever I wanted. But I don't see how anyone can be driven by that. It's nice, but it's not motivational, it doesn't make me feel any emotion strong enough to make me want to get off my ass and work harder. A carrot, no matter how tasty, is still just a carrot. And when you consider hedonic adaption, even seemingly permanent luxuries, like a fancy apartment, are comparable to the impermanent carrot.