Great technology should improve life, not distract from it

Re:Great technology should improve life, not distract from it by V-eHGsd_ on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @11:47AM (#17030720)

> I think great great gp is using "feel[ing] happier" in the sense of achieving higher baseline happiness, not maximizing the "happiness level" of an instant.

I might be misreading who you mean by "great great gp", but I don't think scottie_m thinks that google is raising the happiness baseline. At least that's not how I interpret

> it’s enough for the perception to exist without the reality for Google’s purposes.

Anyway, that's enough speculation about speculation for me for one day.

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Re:Great technology should improve life, not distract from it by c22 on Thursday May 10, 2018 @01:47AM (#17036666)

I was referring to my post's great great grandparent which was authored by spuz and contained the first use of the phrase whose meaning we're trying to nail down here:

> It makes sense for Google to want their customers to feel happier and healthier because they can be more productive, earn more money and ultimately spend that money on products that Google advertises.

(emphasis added)

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