Comment by @larryscruff • Hey
No, I would say convenience itself neutralises sadness, but doesn't add happiness, but the extra free time and opportunities that convenience grants you ca
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- I think we're on the same page, but differ on the nuances.
I would 100% choose to live in the current times because we have more convenience and a head start in not having to overcome the lack of basic human rights, wars, lack of medical care, etc. This allows us to have more time to devote to things we are naturally inclined to do (although social media and societal rules play a negative role here, but that's a different discussion altogether).
The part on which I differ is that happiness wouldn't exist without sadness. If a certain level of convenience neutralizes sadness ( or anything we don't want to feel), then we wouldn't desire to be happy to begin with, and would live in a constant state of tranquility, which is obviously not the case.
And yes, given the convenience, we def have a better chance to ponder over these things which earlier would not be even in the top 10 priority.
Thanks for the rec; I'll check out the book. 🙌🏽