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by gessha 503 days ago
Not everything virtuous is rewarded monetarily but we aspire to be virtuous, no?
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robotresearcher 503 days ago
Aaron was not happy. Neither is Trump, or Musk. I don’t know if Bernie is happy, or AOC. Obama seems happy. Hilary doesn’t. Harris seems happy.

Striving for good isn’t gonna be fun all the time, but when choosing role models I like to factor in how happy they seem. I’d like to spend some time happy.

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jncfhnb 503 days ago
I think it’s fairly crazy that you believe you have an authentic view into the happiness levels of these people.
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robotresearcher 503 days ago
I used the word ‘seem’ three times. I think it’s pretty unremarkable to report a personal impression without any claim of special insight.
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skeeter2020 503 days ago
If human beings could be categorized as Happy/Not Happy the world would be a very boring place and life not worth living.
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ponector 503 days ago
Musk looks happy throwing his hand from the heart to the sun.
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coliveira 503 days ago
Modern society has stopped to aspire of being virtuous a long time ago. Unfortunately, that's nowadays a minority view.
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