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[deleted] t1_iz8u3fd wrote

Reply to comment by cutelyaware in Philosopher José Antonio Marina: 'The fact that happiness has become fashionable is catastrophic' by FDuquesne

Second rate minds want to always be happy, first rate minds want to know why

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Larks_Tongue t1_iz8z631 wrote

This is, hands down, the most pretentious remark I've ever read.

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[deleted] t1_iz8zm5w wrote

It's a statement of fact, there isn't a single first rate mind that is born that way, they're all built and developed over time. Perhaps my wording was off, and that mature and immature minds would be more fitting.

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Expresslane_ t1_izc8qks wrote

The Dalai Lama seems like a good counter example.

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[deleted] t1_izdj9ya wrote

You are right, I shot it off the hip and I stand corrected

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