Comments - Where is Happiness? - Maximum Ride Unofficial Community2024-03-28T10:34:57Zhttp://flockforum.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2971573%3ABlogPost%3A92829&xn_auth=nop1: "I just can't really fath…tag:flockforum.ning.com,2011-03-20:2971573:Comment:935282011-03-20T15:39:08.387ZEndOfTheEarthhttp://flockforum.ning.com/profile/EndOfTheEarth
<p>p1: "I just can't really fathom that so many people are just inherently wrong about how to be happy."</p>
<p>p2: "but hell, practically half of America is on antidepressants."</p>
<p>p3: People that know what makes them happy wouldn't need to be on antidepressants.</p>
<p>c: Most Americans are wrong about how to be happy.</p>
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<p>"If not, and everybody is striving to make a fantasy that was never even real a reality, it's... Well, that's just a really depressing thought."</p>
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<p>p1: "I just can't really fathom that so many people are just inherently wrong about how to be happy."</p>
<p>p2: "but hell, practically half of America is on antidepressants."</p>
<p>p3: People that know what makes them happy wouldn't need to be on antidepressants.</p>
<p>c: Most Americans are wrong about how to be happy.</p>
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<p>"If not, and everybody is striving to make a fantasy that was never even real a reality, it's... Well, that's just a really depressing thought."</p>
<p>The act of working towards something makes some people happy, depending on what it is. Even if it isn't a reality.</p> 'Problem is... I don't really…tag:flockforum.ning.com,2011-03-18:2971573:Comment:933242011-03-18T22:45:03.270ZBrandybuckhttp://flockforum.ning.com/profile/Tigerchild
'Problem is... I don't really know what makes me happy, though that does kind of put it in a scientific light I hadn't really thought about. I know that I'll probably be happier doing my own thing, not what popular culture tells me to do, but I just can't really fathom that so many people are just inherently wrong about how to be happy. It's sort of naive, but I suppose that if practically everyone in America wants to be rich, drive a nice car and live in a big house, there must be at least…
'Problem is... I don't really know what makes me happy, though that does kind of put it in a scientific light I hadn't really thought about. I know that I'll probably be happier doing my own thing, not what popular culture tells me to do, but I just can't really fathom that so many people are just inherently wrong about how to be happy. It's sort of naive, but I suppose that if practically everyone in America wants to be rich, drive a nice car and live in a big house, there must be at least some happiness there. If not, and everybody is striving to make a fantasy that was never even real a reality, it's... Well, that's just a really depressing thought. Well, life consists of two di…tag:flockforum.ning.com,2011-03-16:2971573:Comment:930282011-03-16T16:21:33.012ZEndOfTheEarthhttp://flockforum.ning.com/profile/EndOfTheEarth
<p>Well, life consists of two distinct parts. One is maintenance, one is free time. Maintenence is all of that "autopilot" stuff that you meantioned earlier, and practically all of it is vital to keeping yourself alive in your environment. Free time is the time where you have control over whatever you feel like doing?</p>
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<p>And what do you feel like doing? An issue that many philosophers run into is that they're looking for things with inherent value. The truth though, is that value…</p>
<p>Well, life consists of two distinct parts. One is maintenance, one is free time. Maintenence is all of that "autopilot" stuff that you meantioned earlier, and practically all of it is vital to keeping yourself alive in your environment. Free time is the time where you have control over whatever you feel like doing?</p>
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<p>And what do you feel like doing? An issue that many philosophers run into is that they're looking for things with inherent value. The truth though, is that value is never inherent, but rather imbued. It is this reason, the concept of inherent happiness in a task, that explains why half of Americans are on antidepressants.</p>
<p>So, happiness for you would be in connection with whatever you find that actively makes you happy, not what society or other people tell you ought to make you happy. You know what these things are, because you probably consider them to be little, stupid things that have no connection to religion, society, or modern moral thought. Focus on that, and do it--though not at the extent that it interrupts your maintenance time.</p>