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Re:The Daily Habits of Happiness Experts by knowhy on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @10:34AM (#34339558)
Slavoj Žižek [1] sees happiness as a conformist category. He argues that:

> We don't really want what we think we desire.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88jj6PSD7w

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Re:The Daily Habits of Happiness Experts by aliqot on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @10:55AM (#34339825)
So few words with such big meaning, wow. There are so many situations where this applies. FWIW I agree with it. To some people, 'happiness' means an outward facing display as armor against an assailant. Actual happiness is the delta of change between good times and bad times, an upward trajectory. Upward from the bottom, upward from the middle, happiness.
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