DoubleDigitTicket t1_j6nn3tu wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:47 PM Reply to Happiness is an essentially nihilistic ideal — it is the best goal to follow when there is nothing else on the table. A meaningful life on the other hand can embrace more of life including struggles and suffering because it is oriented towards a higher ideal by thelivingphilosophy So to be happy all the time would imo imply that they are hedonistic. Which isn't sustainable. Permalink 1
DoubleDigitTicket t1_j6nn3tu wrote
Reply to Happiness is an essentially nihilistic ideal — it is the best goal to follow when there is nothing else on the table. A meaningful life on the other hand can embrace more of life including struggles and suffering because it is oriented towards a higher ideal by thelivingphilosophy
So to be happy all the time would imo imply that they are hedonistic. Which isn't sustainable.