People were happier in the past
People were happier in the past
happiness is not possible in a lasting sense
People were lewder in the past.
Ignorance is bliss. Being aware of inequality and the general shit nature of the world only gives people a depressed demeanor.
just a my thoughts
Yeah, sure, if you are happy being sent to work down in the mines as a kid, beaten for the slightest mistake, dying at a young age, dying from some disease that today could be cured easily, getting sent to die off in a world war, etc...
There definitely was a kind of innocence back then.
People like to make pretend there wasn't but people weren't always super nihilistic and jaded as they are today. Talk to any person above the age of 70 and they'll confirm it.
>in b4 they're senile
No they weren't, you reactionary fuck. People have never been happy.
No, they just sang and danced more.
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Happiness ended with feudalism. This whole le freedom and independence meme is what makes people miserable