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Re:Good genes are nice, but joy is better (2017) by anshorei on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:12PM (#31157829)
I think he means the inverse: for people able to find joy despite adverse circumstances.

More importantly, I would say, it's likely innate to us that we are unhappy without adverse circumstances. I.e. for there to be brightness there needs to be darkness.

Re:Good genes are nice, but joy is better (2017) by oneoff786 on Monday April 25, 2022 @10:09PM (#31163228)
He claimed it was the primary effect. Which is absurd. And claimed it was easily observed by family inheritance? That’s obviously wrong.