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> See y’all in Penang. Then what? I like to imagine that if there is a secret to human happiness it must be something which was available to all the ~hundred b
by jodrellblank 5y ago
> See y’all in Penang.
Then what? I like to imagine that if there is a secret to human happiness it must be something which was available to all the ~hundred billion humans who lived before air travel, boats, cars, cheap foreign holidays. Life would be awfully unfair otherwise.
https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2019/08/14 https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2019/08/14 I've also holidayed casually enough to know that me alone in a foreign city isn't as exciting as it seemed before leaving, and that the limitations are in me, not the city.
( https://youtu.be/724td2H87d8?t=224 https://youtu.be/724td2H87d8?t=224 )
- carpanddoem 5y agoThen you go back to work. There's nothing wrong with taking some time off to broaden your horizons every now and then. We might all benefit from a stipend to take a long leave for continuing education or travel every decade or so. Many innovations have sprung from the intersections of diverse cultures and fields of study.
- biinui 5y agoI stumbled upon the same line of thought. Many of the things we do nowadays to be happy were unavailable before — travel, buy, consume, etc. Does it mean humans long ago were less happy? Any chance you know any readings tackling this idea?