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Re:Some overwhelmed parents are abandoning at-home schooling by withthewind on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @03:44AM (#23016515)
Being unhappy causes a variety of issues that effect your cognitive ability. Humans simply perform better when they are happy.
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Re:Some overwhelmed parents are abandoning at-home schooling by otabdeveloper4 on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @04:54AM (#23016949)
I never said that being happy is not needed. 'Happy' is a baseline for existence, not a goal to strive for.
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Re:Some overwhelmed parents are abandoning at-home schooling by lm28469 on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @05:29AM (#23017178)
> 'Happy' is a baseline for existence

How do you define happiness ? If "happy" is the baseline for existence a lot of us don't even exist.

Some people spent their lives working on this very topic:

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Of_a_Happy_Life

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Let...

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Re:Some overwhelmed parents are abandoning at-home schooling by chinesempire on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @05:58AM (#23017368)
> 'Happy' is a baseline for existence

Unfortunately it is not.

It's one of the most common goals in life, but it's not so widespread as one might think.

Many live non-happy lives, still exist and still try to make their lives better, one way or another.

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