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klosnj11 t1_j3gxtuk wrote
Reply to comment by Ma3Ke4Li3 in Anna Alexandrova, a philosopher of science at Cambridge, argues that a “science of happiness” is possible but requires a new approach. Measures such as “life satisfaction” or “positive emotions” can be studied rigorously. An underlying variable of “happiness” cannot. by Ma3Ke4Li3
I dont see how breaking down happiness into different kinds and metrics will allow them to make it any less subjective. We can not truly measure anothers experience of happiness any better than we can measure their experience of the taste of mustard. We can learn how to trigger the experiences, but we cant actually study the qualia from the outside.
klosnj11 t1_iy8bzvv wrote
Reply to comment by cultureicon in Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds by mossadnik
Hmm...must have read that wrong somewhere. Let me see if I can dig up my source and find where I misunderstood.
klosnj11 t1_iy86zcx wrote
Reply to comment by austinrose7 in Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds by mossadnik
Agreed. The replacement of genuine human interaction with cold digital replacements is absolutely bleak. We now live on a world with eight billion humans; more mass in human than mass in all other animals combined. Yet we can not find people to spend time with?
People seem to find in person interaction more and more difficult. Is it because of our reliance on these media surrogates? Will our willingness to look another human in the eyes, to feel anothers embrace, to laugh and dine with another with ease, will these all be things of the past at some point?
klosnj11 t1_j3hz5es wrote
Reply to comment by ShalmaneserIII in Anna Alexandrova, a philosopher of science at Cambridge, argues that a “science of happiness” is possible but requires a new approach. Measures such as “life satisfaction” or “positive emotions” can be studied rigorously. An underlying variable of “happiness” cannot. by Ma3Ke4Li3
But what does it really mean when they say they are happy? Is it the same as other people? The experience may be completely different, and we wouldnt know.
At least with pain, there are some near-instant biological responses we can measure for scale.
Chefs and coniment manufactures dont know how to make a "good mustard" as such a thing does not exist. They know how to make a mustard that appeals to the most customers. They know how to make a mustard that they feel compliments particular other flavors. They now how to make mustard that wont give you a stomach illness. But if there was a "good mustard" there wouldnt be so many varieties. People like different things. And how mustard tastes feom person to person is, in many ways, immeasurable and subjective.