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Tallest peak on earth? people have died getting there? I imagine these things only add to the allure and the sense of accomplishment attached to the task. Peop
by Alterlife 13y ago
Tallest peak on earth? people have died getting there? I imagine these things only add to the allure and the sense of accomplishment attached to the task.
People do it because it makes them happy.
- coldtea 13y ago>People do it because it makes them happy. People do things for a lot of reasons. "Because it makes them happy" is very low on that list of reasons. Like, say, drug addicts and wife beaters, don't do what they do because "it makes them happy", the same thing applies to a lot of other stuff. Other reasons: getting away from a situation that makes them unhappy instead of confronting it (e.g easier to risk death than deal with their family), trying to prove their "manhood", fashion for rich people, wanting to belong to an exclusive club, etc.
- thaumaturgy 13y agoPlease tell me more about my psychology. This is fascinating stuff.
- coldtea 13y agoWell, for one you tend to reply defensively with sarcasm. You seem to be surprised that someone can talk about other people's psychology. You know, there is such a thing as people having motives and hidden motives and other people discussing them. In any case, I was speaking on aggregates. If you really want to learn about your specific psychology, visit a psychologist and tell him more about you. If you even browse relevant bibliography though, you'll find that "because it makes them happy" is quite low on the list of explanations for why people do things (or, more accurately, doesn't tell even half of the story, with the important part being: "WHY does it make them happy").