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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 23 July 2014 08:32:38AM 1 point [-]

I think that secret happiness is a real thing. Some people take pleasure in complaining, enjoy being passively aggressive about something, etc., but of course they would publicly deny it.

On the other hand, I agree that in some situations, unhappiness may be adaptive. Evolution does not care about our values.

Comment author: wedrifid 25 July 2014 10:40:44AM 0 points [-]

Some people take pleasure in complaining, enjoy being passively aggressive about something, etc., but of course they would publicly deny it.

We could also say that the rewarded by it. Like most addictions enjoyment doesn't tend to be a part of it (after enough time).