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The real question is how did society get to a state where “you will be happy” is an evil goal that people copypaste everywhere nodding conspiratorially to each
by jodrellblank 4y ago
The real question is how did society get to a state where “you will be happy” is an evil goal that people copypaste everywhere nodding conspiratorially to each other?
“You‘ll never guess what Mrs Jones told me about Agnes’ husband“
“Go on?”
“Well, she was sitting at the table next to him in the cafe and overheard him saying he wanted to make Agnes happy!”
“No!”
“Yes! Can you believe it?”
“The bastard!”
- AlexandrB 4y agoI think the common way to read "you will own nothing and you will be happy" is not as a prediction/statement, but a command about how people should feel. For example, if I told said "you will live naked in a ditch and you will be happy", the "you will be happy" part reads like a dictate about how you should feel about the "living in a ditch" situation. The obvious disconnect between telling people they will be paying monthly dues to a bunch of rent-seekers and that they will somehow feel happy about this situation even though it sounds, frankly, awful has the same effect.
- JohnFen 4y ago> The real question is how did society get to a state where “you will be happy” is an evil goal that people copypaste everywhere nodding conspiratorially to each other? I haven't noticed this at all. Where are people talking about being happy as an evil goal? The phrase "you will own nothing and be happy" is dystopian because it's not really saying that you'll be happy. It's more like a threat: "we will monetize every aspect of your existence and you better like it".