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Re:Maybe We All Need a Little Less Balance by AndrewKemendo on Saturday August 26, 2017 @08:00PM (#15108166)
No the US is just irrationally obsessed with happiness.
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Re:Maybe We All Need a Little Less Balance by eeZah7Ux on Sunday August 27, 2017 @07:50AM (#15110361)
Decades of advertising created a deep connection between happiness, individualism and consumerism. Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self
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Re:Maybe We All Need a Little Less Balance by coldtea on Sunday August 27, 2017 @10:00AM (#15110823)
Yes. It's mainly that happiness is being used to sell stuff to people (that will "make them happy").

And it's not much better when they are selling them "experiences".

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