Happiness science and benchmarking is intimately tied to the idea that individuals are responsible for their wellbeing. It tells the lie that you are unhappy because you don’t think right. When in fact you might not have wealth to sustain risks, build a house, start a family. When you might not have an employment contract that allows you to plan a vacation.
We need less happiness and more material welfare for everybody. It’s a bad word and we should stop using it.
Yes, because the parties I go to are not full of empty shells of persons who try to maximize their happiness function. Instead, we appreciate each other’s company without having to tell stories of happiness achievements.
We talk about all sorts of things but we don’t try to be happy. You’ll have a much better life once you start caring about wealth and morality instead of your happiness. I promise ;)
Do you even know what being happy means? It’s not about laughing or smiling all the time. If you live a life where you fear for your family’s health because you can’t afford healthcare, and can’t send your kids too a good school so they don’t have good future aspects, you would be less happy then if you could be sure that a hospital bill won’t ruin your economy and you can see your kids get the education they want. To be happy doesn’t mean that you don’t try to push yourself to generate wealth. Does not stop you from caring about morality (whatever that means). If you feel like your and your family’s life is safe, secure, and gives meaning, you are probably happy.
Happiness science and benchmarking is intimately tied to the idea that individuals are responsible for their wellbeing. It tells the lie that you are unhappy because you don’t think right. When in fact you might not have wealth to sustain risks, build a house, start a family. When you might not have an employment contract that allows you to plan a vacation.
We need less happiness and more material welfare for everybody. It’s a bad word and we should stop using it.
You must be fun at parties
Yes, because the parties I go to are not full of empty shells of persons who try to maximize their happiness function. Instead, we appreciate each other’s company without having to tell stories of happiness achievements.
Is that what you think happy people talk about, being happy? So, at your parties, you talk about wealth?
We talk about all sorts of things but we don’t try to be happy. You’ll have a much better life once you start caring about wealth and morality instead of your happiness. I promise ;)
Do you even know what being happy means? It’s not about laughing or smiling all the time. If you live a life where you fear for your family’s health because you can’t afford healthcare, and can’t send your kids too a good school so they don’t have good future aspects, you would be less happy then if you could be sure that a hospital bill won’t ruin your economy and you can see your kids get the education they want. To be happy doesn’t mean that you don’t try to push yourself to generate wealth. Does not stop you from caring about morality (whatever that means). If you feel like your and your family’s life is safe, secure, and gives meaning, you are probably happy.
What does it mean to be a good person? (“caring about morality (whatever that means)”
So, are you a happy person or not?