From ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ to ‘Tears of the Kingdom’ to the same-day drop of ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ and ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder,’ 2023 has been a fantastic year for gamers. But where does it stand historically in the GOAT gaming year debate?
Because contrary to the opinion of most terminally online people, media consumption is a very tiny part of life and happiness. It’s literally non-essential.
That’s because happiness is just a drug the brain uses to trick people into doing the thing it wants.
“Eat a fruit and not die, have some happiness!”
“Need to reproduce and make more, have some happiness while you do!”
The sooner you stop looking at happiness as some impossible dream you need to chase, the sooner you can fall into a natural state of contentment and just live.
Unfortunately people don’t seem any happier.
Because somehow despite our society’s overabundance of wealth and power, we’re all working more hours/days than most humans in history.
You can thank a combination of Hedonic Adaptation and the Paradox of Choice for that.
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Because contrary to the opinion of most terminally online people, media consumption is a very tiny part of life and happiness. It’s literally non-essential.
I disagree. There are studies that show that people cut on food even to get some entertainment.
Yes, and lab rats will shock themselves to get cocaine hits. People doing something doesn’t mean it’s good for them.
Lol, no one except the completely deranged would forego a meal for an episode
When you in a situation of that type you’ll see…
That’s because happiness is just a drug the brain uses to trick people into doing the thing it wants.
“Eat a fruit and not die, have some happiness!”
“Need to reproduce and make more, have some happiness while you do!”
The sooner you stop looking at happiness as some impossible dream you need to chase, the sooner you can fall into a natural state of contentment and just live.
Except if you don’t feel content.