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Re:Suffering, not just happiness, weighs in the utilitarian ... by hnisgroupthink on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @02:35AM (#17300769)
Pursuing happiness is a fools errand. Happiness is an emotion. Emotional states maximized are dulled. You get diminishing returns from eating cookies.

Pursuit of happiness is a propaganda creed that falls apart like sand when examined.

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