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by Retra 4065 days ago
Why would cumulative happiness be a goal? Happiness is not a things that accumulates.
2 comments
sliverstorm 4065 days ago
Looking forward to the next 100 days, which is your preference?

- That you be really happy 2 days

- That you be fairly happy 90 days

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yoplait_ 4065 days ago
... Time spent happy does accumulate.

That means he wants to have spent a life being happy as much as possible.

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Retra 4065 days ago
No, memories accumulate. And in my very normal and apparently common experience, rose colored glasses and "I earned my success by struggling" make up for any past lack of happiness I've experienced. Those memories are white-washed unless you've had some severe trauma.

So the only thing that really matters is if you currently happy, or if you are about to become happy. Nothing accumulates.

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yoplait_ 4062 days ago
if memories accumulate, something accumulates.

If you're the kind of person that likes to go up the ladder, every step up provides you with happiness so I don't think your story is a counter example.

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