(April 17, 2019 at 8:53 am)tackattack Wrote: If the "American dream" is to be part of the 1% it doesn't statistically make you happier. If the "American Dream" is equality of opportunity that's shit too, not as bad shit, but still not great. "The pursuit of Happiness" really isn't about chasing the next quick fix or high.
I wondered about this too.
From the responses here, people seem to associate the American dream with making money. If that's what it's always referred to, then I think it already shows why it's doomed.
Quote:Any suggestions?
Moral, rather than economic, progress. To be the wisest, kindest, most compassionate, most open-minded person one can be.
One thing I've noticed about science fiction is that progress seems usually to be associated with detaching oneself from the earth. Going far into space or some cyber world is deemed an advance. This is the opposite of a happy goal, in my opinion. Better to be able to sit still in one's garden for a long time, enthralled by the colors and smells and changing light and busy life all around.
To be increasingly joyful in the world; to find greater pleasure.
