Quality of Life vs. Standard of Living

This video is part of an online course being taught at the University of California, "ICS 5: Global Disruption and Information Technology". Only a portion of the course material is accessible via UA-cam.
Course Description:
The world is changing rapidly. Environmental concerns, social transformations, and economic uncertainties are pervasive. However, certain human needs remain relatively constant-things like nutritious food, clean water, secure shelter, and close human social contact. This course seeks to understand how sociotechnical systems (that is, collections of people and information technologies) may support a transition to a sustainable civilization that allows for human needs and wants to be met in the face of global change.
In this course, students will learn about how information technology works, and how humans and information technology interact. In addition it will provide students with a structured opportunity to interrogate what is important to them in life, and how communities and technologies can support those aspects of their lives.
Topics covered will include: introductions to information technology, the science behind global change, and scientific studies of human wellbeing, and a range of topical discussions such as IT for local food production, computational systems to support resource sharing, resilient currency technologies, and localized, low-energy technological infrastructure.

[@meowingflower]

I’m trying to watch this in class but it’s just flying over my head, maybe because I got only 3 hours of sleep.

[@valeriecrespo4637]

Standard of living is based on *stuff that u buy.* => indirect measure
(ie getting fancier jeans) Resource Intensive
Quality of life is based on *well being.* => direct measure
(having desired friends or raised social status as a result of getting the fancier jeans) Doesn't have to be resource intensive
Deep correlation makes it practically the same as we use them interchangeably but thats the distinct difference.
*indirect measure*

[@SurferBum1002]

I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing!

[@Benni720]

interesting how the graph not just stagnates but actually goes down with higher income

[@acamiln8354]

It is the same, or sould be.

[@bobmcboberson9736]

First dislike :D

[@djp3]

Keeping us humble.

[@bobmcboberson9736]

+djp3 that was a quick reply. But yes. Keeping you humble.