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It can be a bit depressing, but there's a positive aspect to it. It's that the... the rest point of happiness where we come back to is not neutral. And there's good reasons for it, which we can come to it if you want. But, you know, if you take a scale from one to 10 and you ask people how happy you are, people don't say, I'm kind of neutral on average. They won't say five. They would say seven.

It can be a bit depressing, but there's a positive aspect to it. It's that the... the rest point of happiness where we come back to is not neutral. And there's good reasons for it, which we can come to it if you want. But, you know, if you take a scale from one to 10 and you ask people how happy you are, people don't say, I'm kind of neutral on average. They won't say five. They would say seven.

So, People, on average, tend to be fairly cheerful, fairly fine with it. And, you know, it's true. You go to people who don't have a high income and they say, well, yes, life is relatively fine. You know, could I do better? But they will give you an answer around seven and you go higher levels and people will tell you an answer. So we habituate, but we don't habituate to

So, People, on average, tend to be fairly cheerful, fairly fine with it. And, you know, it's true. You go to people who don't have a high income and they say, well, yes, life is relatively fine. You know, could I do better? But they will give you an answer around seven and you go higher levels and people will tell you an answer. So we habituate, but we don't habituate to

So, People, on average, tend to be fairly cheerful, fairly fine with it. And, you know, it's true. You go to people who don't have a high income and they say, well, yes, life is relatively fine. You know, could I do better? But they will give you an answer around seven and you go higher levels and people will tell you an answer. So we habituate, but we don't habituate to

misery, we habituate to a fairly fine level of happiness. So that's the positive news.

misery, we habituate to a fairly fine level of happiness. So that's the positive news.

misery, we habituate to a fairly fine level of happiness. So that's the positive news.

Look, I think it's likely to be true. And maybe this explains why your happiness still increases when you get richer within your country, because your status increase within your country. So when the whole country gets richer, you move with the cohort of your country. So you get the fridge, but everybody gets a fridge. So you're happy to have the fridge.

Look, I think it's likely to be true. And maybe this explains why your happiness still increases when you get richer within your country, because your status increase within your country. So when the whole country gets richer, you move with the cohort of your country. So you get the fridge, but everybody gets a fridge. So you're happy to have the fridge.

Look, I think it's likely to be true. And maybe this explains why your happiness still increases when you get richer within your country, because your status increase within your country. So when the whole country gets richer, you move with the cohort of your country. So you get the fridge, but everybody gets a fridge. So you're happy to have the fridge.

But when you get the fridge and people don't have the fridge, you're happy that you have the fridge and are ready to others who don't have it. So I think status makes sense because status...

But when you get the fridge and people don't have the fridge, you're happy that you have the fridge and are ready to others who don't have it. So I think status makes sense because status...

But when you get the fridge and people don't have the fridge, you're happy that you have the fridge and are ready to others who don't have it. So I think status makes sense because status...

uh is we are very social species and status you know how well you are regarded by others in your community is a key indication of success so if you go to ancestors uh in particular for males like status would have much much more conducive to find mates and to have hairs etc so

uh is we are very social species and status you know how well you are regarded by others in your community is a key indication of success so if you go to ancestors uh in particular for males like status would have much much more conducive to find mates and to have hairs etc so

uh is we are very social species and status you know how well you are regarded by others in your community is a key indication of success so if you go to ancestors uh in particular for males like status would have much much more conducive to find mates and to have hairs etc so

even if it's something not like food or sex or whatever, status, it's likely that it is one thing where we feel what the primary was, that you feel good from experiencing status.

even if it's something not like food or sex or whatever, status, it's likely that it is one thing where we feel what the primary was, that you feel good from experiencing status.

even if it's something not like food or sex or whatever, status, it's likely that it is one thing where we feel what the primary was, that you feel good from experiencing status.