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So? Why should progress be a goal in and of itself? Shouldn't progress be in the service of something else? If that something else is solving unhappiness, th

by orasis 14y ago

So? Why should progress be a goal in and of itself? Shouldn't progress be in the service of something else? If that something else is solving unhappiness, then why do you have a problem if unhappiness is solved through other means and progress becomes obsolete? Perhaps you are just addicted to progress and future-oriented thinking and thus cannot stay happy for long.

chii 14y ago
so you assume that "solving unhappiness" is the end goal - to which i m arguing that its not. Unhappiness is but a symptom of some problem (currently, its the lack of wealth and material for 90% of the population). If for some reason, everyone managed to get converted into buhdism and not feel any of the unhappiness that they'd otherwise have felt, did the situation really improve? Aren't they just tricking themselves into thinking they are in a state of enlightenment?