Well said. One can choose to be happy or to be miserable, and it's a skill that you can develop through the time. But i don't think pursuit of happiness is wrong. Happiness deters boredom after all.
Hi, I think it's quite popular for crypto startups employees get paid by crypto currency, either by stablecoin like USDT, or other volatility assets like BNB (many Binance employees accept BNB as a payment for salary).
Besides that, it's also common for cross border payment, which is much cheaper and faster. Here I mean stablecoins.