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I think the other interesting factor is that the more you tailor your life’s experiences, either in actuality or in perception, the less happy people seem to be. I believe this to be similar to the choice of paradox, where extra choices beyond a small number not only stress out the chooser, but result in less long term satisfaction in the final decision.


This is a great point.

Back when I was a kid the choices available within the budget of a lower middle class person of holiday, house location, schooling, medical care, dentistry, food, restaurants, everything was much less.

You were delighted to even be in a restaurant, on best behavior and it would have to be terrible to warrant complaint.

People can now eat and drink pretty much whatever they want from around the world at any time of the year having service business available to cater to every whim that people of a certain level affluence can have their lives very tailored to their tastes and expectations of service.

To then not get that, not be treated as the in crowd or perceive being valued, can be very jarring.

Easy to dismiss as first world problems but I think it’s a real point.




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