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> I believe in the power of people to feel equally bad about their life no matter how well or poorly they're doing. That's called the hedonic treadmill. Very n
by dontbenebby 4y ago
> I believe in the power of people to feel equally bad about their life no matter how well or poorly they're doing. That's called the hedonic treadmill.
Very nihilistic. "Why better things if people will always be sad" is darkly tautological in bad ways.
- spread_love 4y agoIt also assumes the conclusion "people will always be sad" despite this being disproven over and over again in the 250 years since the idea was proposed.