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Happiness is a marketing term. It isn’t a real thing, it’s an aspirational state which we are told we can attain through a lifetime of hard work, through buying
by madaxe_again 5y ago
Happiness is a marketing term. It isn’t a real thing, it’s an aspirational state which we are told we can attain through a lifetime of hard work, through buying things, through reading this book, with this one simple trick, click to read more.
As long as you seek happiness, you will never, ever find contentment, as you will forever be chasing the tail of a dragon.
For me, I just one day gave up on the idea that I could ever be happy. I had a long, dark teatime of the soul, but came out of it absolutely content with my lot. Completely changed my life and how I live, and while I wouldn’t say I live in some kind of state of exuberant ecstasy day to day, I am content, and am no longer burdened by the quest for a reified concept.
- psychoslave 5y ago>Happiness is a marketing term. You can apply marketing methodologies on basically anything and "flood market with it" to the point where it is depleted of any positive impact it might have when used properly. If you look at people who are flagged as "happiest man in the world", people like Matthieu Ricard[1], you will be very far from the image of someone that reached "some kind of state of exuberant ecstasy day to day". [1] https://www.matthieuricard.org/en/medias/matthieu-ricard-why-are-you-called-the-happiest-man-in-the-world-1-of-5 https://www.matthieuricard.org/en/medias/matthieu-ricard-why...