Re:What We Want Doesn’t Always Make Us Happy
by 0815test on Sunday June 02, 2019 @03:40PM
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Research actually suggests that memorable experiences do yield sustained happiness, whereas transient ones or simply material goods do not. A handful of Facebook likes would probably not make you very happy in the longer run, but having your cure for cancer reach top spot on HN just might.
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Re:What We Want Doesn’t Always Make Us Happy
by brokenmachine on Sunday June 02, 2019 @08:25PM
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>Research actually suggests that memorable experiences do yield sustained happiness
I agree with this. I have pictures from our holidays as a screensaver, and I feel a small happiness bump when I see them and think about the experiences.
If I cured cancer (and I won't), I'd want an obituary in The Economist (at the apposite time), not make front page on HN.
Re:What We Want Doesn’t Always Make Us Happy
by beenBoutIT on Monday June 03, 2019 @01:07AM
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IRL if you cured cancer almost no one would believe you and it would take decades before the treatment gained enough anecdotal steam to get officially recognized and FDA approved.