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I also think "getting what you want" is less important than "knowing what you want", the fables and folklore of every culture has cautionary tales that boils do
by gooseus 4y ago
I also think "getting what you want" is less important than "knowing what you want", the fables and folklore of every culture has cautionary tales that boils down to "be careful what you wish for".
True happiness (imho, and I am no expert here) is about resonating with a moral philosophy you truly believe in, and then acting in a way that you believe truly aligns with it. I think the more people around you who validate your philosophy and actions the more happy you will be.
The consequence here is that smart people are less likely to resonate with the existing philosophies around them and end up having to make sacrifices (either social or moral) leaving them less happy than they would have been otherwise.
- mach1ne 4y agoI agree with your main point but I don't think less smart people are any happier for believing in more mainstream philosophies. The reason smart people usually don't resonate with these philosophies is that they're brittle; look at them a little closer and you can see the cracks. People who choose these philosophies will come to know of the existence of the cracks, usually by others pointing them out. After that it's some form of willful ignorance which nags at the soul.