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Seems humans are programmed to seek the bad in all things, overlooking how good they have it.
by ctdonath 6y ago
Seems humans are programmed to seek the bad in all things, overlooking how good they have it.
- 52-6F-62 6y agoI don’t think people are programmed that way. I think there’s a disproportionate number of people who take that approach among people who consider themselves smart, maybe because they assume they know better by default. Most people don’t try to operate by thinking on that scale because it isn’t conducive to daily life and happiness, and most people are just seeking out happiness (no matter how possibly misguided their approaches might be). I think it’s more of a lens effect. Cynicism in concentrate, my friend! (I think a person is finally “old” when they realize old platitudes aren’t just platitudes. “Take time to stop and smell the roses” is both literal and allegorical ageless wisdom in aphorism. Wisdom we forget to apply too often for our own good)