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>Otherwise, everyone always thinks the grass is greener, absent experience with the alternative For our purposes (which in this subthread is determining whethe
by coldtea 2y ago
>Otherwise, everyone always thinks the grass is greener, absent experience with the alternative
For our purposes (which in this subthread is determining whether grandparents idea that "45+ prefer more quiet and wish to move to the country" is valid), this distinction doesn't matter - since this is not about whether that group is justified in preferring the country, but whether they prefer it or not.
- ethbr1 2y agoI care about maximizing people's happiness function. Whether there are a large number of people who believe in something that's incorrect is immaterial, as is over-counting kvetching without any intent to follow through.