pocker_machine@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agoThe universe has no concept of happiness or sadness. It is up to us to find things that make us happy (or sad if that's what we want).message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down15
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareThe universe has no concept of happiness or sadness. It is up to us to find things that make us happy (or sad if that's what we want).pocker_machine@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoIf getting what we want makes us happy And what we want is to be sad Then are we happy or sad?
minus-squareOpinionhaver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI’ve gotten about 90% of the things I’ve ever wanted and I still don’t consider myself particularly happy, so I’m not sure if that is the way to get there.
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoNaw, I’m sure that wanting to be sad and getting that is the way to happiness… Err… Or…
If getting what we want makes us happy
And what we want is to be sad
Then are we happy or sad?
I’ve gotten about 90% of the things I’ve ever wanted and I still don’t consider myself particularly happy, so I’m not sure if that is the way to get there.
Naw, I’m sure that wanting to be sad and getting that is the way to happiness… Err… Or…