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Ask HN: Are You Happy?

6 points by mstipetic 3y ago

jzombie 3y ago
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orionblastar 3y ago
No because I have become disabled from a previous job. I can't work as a result, doctor's orders. I was treated as a wage slave no matter how good I did and burned-out.
mtmail 3y ago
Strangely the question was asked yesterday by another user, too. 10 answers https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36573026 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36573026
- mindcrime 3y ago
  And also two days ago. Only 1 reply though. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36570112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36570112
AnimalMuppet 3y ago
Mostly yes, though with a bit of a tinge of melancholy around the edges.
mindcrime 3y ago
Happy'ish. There are always things that could be better, but there are also for damn sure a lot of things that could be worse! I would say that when I'm "in my head" myopically focuses on my own internal drives and desires I can find room to say I'm less than fully happy, because there are plenty of things I still want to (have|do|see|accomplish|whatever). But when I step back and look at things in perspective, while my life isn't perfect, I can see that A. I've (done|seen|had|accomplished|whatever) quite a lot the things I wanted in life, and B. there are lots of people out there who would probably see me as "successful" and would be happy to trade places with me. So yeah.. on balance, I'm not unhappy, but I'm still striving for things. Definitely not in some Zen state of enlightenment or whatever.
ttonkytonk 3y ago
No, because I'm sitting in a 95°F apartment because, despite complaining many times over the years I've been here, they refuse to replace the AC unit which is old and seems to have a freon leak. They've had plenty of money to do lots of cosmetic renovations though, and no wonder since the rent has increased over 25% in four years.
- ttonkytonk 3y ago
  Not that I'll die, it works, but I had to cut it off after it ran for hours straight and couldn't even hold 90° (its highest setting). Otherwise, like I told someone else today who asked me this same question, I'm "relatively happy".
harrisonpage 3y ago
Very
bhu1st 3y ago
'ish. I have recently been laid off from a job and getting a new one seems impossible.

6 points by mstipetic 3y ago

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No because I have become disabled from a previous job. I can't work as a result, doctor's orders. I was treated as a wage slave no matter how good I did and burned-out.

mtmail 3y ago

Strangely the question was asked yesterday by another user, too. 10 answers https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36573026 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36573026

mindcrime 3y ago
And also two days ago. Only 1 reply though. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36570112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36570112

AnimalMuppet 3y ago

Mostly yes, though with a bit of a tinge of melancholy around the edges.

mindcrime 3y ago

Happy'ish. There are always things that could be better, but there are also for damn sure a lot of things that could be worse! I would say that when I'm "in my head" myopically focuses on my own internal drives and desires I can find room to say I'm less than fully happy, because there are plenty of things I still want to (have|do|see|accomplish|whatever). But when I step back and look at things in perspective, while my life isn't perfect, I can see that A. I've (done|seen|had|accomplished|whatever) quite a lot the things I wanted in life, and B. there are lots of people out there who would probably see me as "successful" and would be happy to trade places with me. So yeah.. on balance, I'm not unhappy, but I'm still striving for things. Definitely not in some Zen state of enlightenment or whatever.

ttonkytonk 3y ago

No, because I'm sitting in a 95°F apartment because, despite complaining many times over the years I've been here, they refuse to replace the AC unit which is old and seems to have a freon leak. They've had plenty of money to do lots of cosmetic renovations though, and no wonder since the rent has increased over 25% in four years.

ttonkytonk 3y ago
Not that I'll die, it works, but I had to cut it off after it ran for hours straight and couldn't even hold 90° (its highest setting). Otherwise, like I told someone else today who asked me this same question, I'm "relatively happy".

harrisonpage 3y ago

Very

bhu1st 3y ago

'ish. I have recently been laid off from a job and getting a new one seems impossible.