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I think it's more nuanced than the article headline suggests. People get happier into middle adulthood, but after that it's more variable From the study linked

I think it's more nuanced than the article headline suggests. People get happier into middle adulthood, but after that it's more variable From the study linked (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36848104/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36848104/): >Yet, longitudinal findings vary across younger, middle-aged, and older adults. Psychological distress decreases over time among younger adults (although only until age 33 for weekly reports), remains stable in midlife, and is stable (monthly) or slightly increases (daily and weekly) among older adults. For negative affect, levels decrease over time for younger and middle-aged adults, and only increase for the oldest adults for daily and monthly affect

b112 2y ago
I'd be curious for aged males and sex enhancement drugs. That's obviously a reward missing as men age, so would happiness improve?
- et-al 2y ago
  Young people are told they can do anything, which actually leads to unhappiness as experience their limitations through trial and error. By the time one is in their mid-thirties, you know your limits, know what you're good at, and what brings you joy, so you stop wasting your time on the unnecessary (* excluding the super-genius VC masters of the universe growth mindset hackers among us). tl;dr self actualization brings happiness
  - SoftTalker 2y ago
    Well I'm nearly 60 and I don't think I know what I'm good at. I know what I'm good at of the things I've tried, but there's so much I haven't tried. I'm pretty sure there are things I'd be better at than what I do, but I'm good enough at what I do to earn a pretty good living so that is what I do. I also realize that I'm in a field where even mediocre ability is outlandishly well rewarded, and I try to keep that in mind. There are a lot of people working harder than I do and better and what they do than I am but who are earning a lot less. I've also accepted that I'll never be able to try everything, and there are some roads I didn't take when I had the chance that are now permanently closed off.
    - b112 2y ago
      If we can just last a bit longer, you and I, age extension tech may give us an additional 20 to 30 years of healthy living. If that happens, then in that 30 year period.. anything could happen! More age extension tech, perhaps! Or copying minds to silicon. And if we get that, then it gives time to figure out the reverse. We're so close to potential immortality. It's as if we're in a desert and we smell water. Is it a mirage, or a lake??

b112 2y ago

I'd be curious for aged males and sex enhancement drugs. That's obviously a reward missing as men age, so would happiness improve?

et-al 2y ago
Young people are told they can do anything, which actually leads to unhappiness as experience their limitations through trial and error. By the time one is in their mid-thirties, you know your limits, know what you're good at, and what brings you joy, so you stop wasting your time on the unnecessary (* excluding the super-genius VC masters of the universe growth mindset hackers among us). tl;dr self actualization brings happiness
- SoftTalker 2y ago
  Well I'm nearly 60 and I don't think I know what I'm good at. I know what I'm good at of the things I've tried, but there's so much I haven't tried. I'm pretty sure there are things I'd be better at than what I do, but I'm good enough at what I do to earn a pretty good living so that is what I do. I also realize that I'm in a field where even mediocre ability is outlandishly well rewarded, and I try to keep that in mind. There are a lot of people working harder than I do and better and what they do than I am but who are earning a lot less. I've also accepted that I'll never be able to try everything, and there are some roads I didn't take when I had the chance that are now permanently closed off.
  - b112 2y ago
    If we can just last a bit longer, you and I, age extension tech may give us an additional 20 to 30 years of healthy living. If that happens, then in that 30 year period.. anything could happen! More age extension tech, perhaps! Or copying minds to silicon. And if we get that, then it gives time to figure out the reverse. We're so close to potential immortality. It's as if we're in a desert and we smell water. Is it a mirage, or a lake??