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Comment author: Blueberry 25 March 2012 06:53:16AM 0 points [-]

It seems to be the case that happiness is actually not caused by getting what you want, but rather by wanting what you get. It's been challenging for me to square this psychological fact with the notion of utility maximization.

Why? That just means that happiness is overrated.

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