>> The thing is, happiness is not really a good goal for technology. >> Thanks to technology, most Westerners no longer really worry about food, shelter, pe

>> The thing is, happiness is not really a good goal for technology. >> Thanks to technology, most Westerners no longer really worry about food, shelter, personal security and forming relationships. In the buddhist tradition, one dedicated to happiness, one barrier to happiness(or happiness training), was the need to take care of all those things. So happiness seems like a decent goal for technology, but maybe not the best ideology to win in the tech dev market.