10/11 Reading a lot on hedonic relativism.. good stuff which makes
normal americans scream repression. basically it is all related
to AL theory, adaptation level. If our AL grows without bounds we
are unhappy. This is common knowledge throughout history asnd
thus man has placed certain restriction on himself through
religion. These restrictions are intended to increase ones
happiness in the long term by in effect making one unhappy today.
In my mind this makes perfect sense in trying to resolve my
distaste of consumption. Why by little stuff every day when every
4 years I can buy a porsche which I will remember every day. I
will thus remember the sacrifices and remember the pleasure
making me a happier person in the long run. I am sure you have
experiences similar to this.
Well this is what I have called "my way" my religion and honestly
this makes me feal sorry for the people in the islamic world
which run their lives in a similar way in order to maximize their
happiness. How can such a poor country survive??? religion... the
way of life... sacrifices..
I only hope I can find these characteristic in argentina, I
really should plan to get down there next summer, gettin gout of
the US should be top priority, the american way just doesn't
work- it inherintly makes people unhappy thus requiring ever
higher levels of consumptions.
Funny- why has america prospered so much more than other
countries- our religion REQUIRED IT. with no thought of the
consequences, no thought to what happens when the shit hits the
fan how do we deal with it... in other cultures they practice and
honor the situations where the shit hits the fan and lives their
lives accordingly much happier.
BTW this can all be modelled formally using game theory.....
good stuff... comments suggestions
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