Discussion Would you exchange your happiness source?

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Would you choose to trade you ability to feel happiness?

  1. Yes

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  1. The Hamster Overlord

    The Hamster Overlord Mad scientist/Revered wizard/Alleged antichrist

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    So, imagine this scenario. Your name is Person A and you have only and only one thing in life that makes you happy. It has been the only thing that ever brought you happiness for several decades now, ever since you were born.
    This thing is socially encouraged and widely praised (like, saving peoples lives as a surgeon or smth).
    Now, imagine this. A magical man. No, let's make it a magical girl in the best traditions of nuf hypothetical polls. So, the magical girl of happiness, fulfillment and demon contracts comes to you and tells you that you could discard your ability to feel happiness from this one thing but you can in exchange get the ability to feel happiness from two other things.
    Each of the two other things will give you the same amount of happiness as the thing that currently gives you happiness does(don't mind how we measure happiness, we just do,and do it reliably) and therefore you will get twice the happiness than before (don't mind the small things like time and effort distribution and what not)
    Those other things are something that is also widely accepted and encouraged.
    You have been rather scornful of the two things before, or at least looking down on them.
    If you stop doing the thing that gave you happiness before, it will not affect your day to day life (the example with surgery is a bit bad, huh. Let me explain what I mean. Like, if you stop doing it, it won't ruin your relationships or make you stop enjoying your job or anything)
    Will you choose to give up the only thing that ever made you happy for several decades ever since you could remember yourself?
     
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  2. Frozen ink

    Frozen ink Legally had harem『Cathulu』Power of Love & Evil』

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    right before I answer
    is this magic?
    or can i use science in my answer?
     
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  3. Anra7777

    Anra7777 All powerful magic grammar hamster queen pirate.

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    ABSOLUTELY NOT. LOVING @Nara9 IS FOREVER!!! (But loving the other two is forever too.) T^T
     
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  4. The Hamster Overlord

    The Hamster Overlord Mad scientist/Revered wizard/Alleged antichrist

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    Doesn't matter. I used abstract wording so whatever you choose is up to your imagination.
     
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  6. Frozen ink

    Frozen ink Legally had harem『Cathulu』Power of Love & Evil』

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    right so looking at what u wrote i dont think U can honestly answer with a no

    cause from what I read I can see it as compromise, where for the good of erm yourself u let go of something that a makes u happy with something that can make more happy

    could also be drugs ... cause that shit makes u happy but stopping makes u happy aswell if not probably filled with fulfilment
     
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  7. The Hamster Overlord

    The Hamster Overlord Mad scientist/Revered wizard/Alleged antichrist

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    I've wrote it already but the thing you're doing or will be doing is socially accepted and encouraged. While it may be possible that the hypothetical society would accept and encourage drugs, let's not go down that road
     
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  8. asriu

    asriu fu~ fu~ fu~

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    no
    cuz no don't mind small detail about happiness is happiness double tea time still same as single time

    also your wording feel like
    this uncle have candy so follow me~

    you can't fool this cat!
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  9. Frozen ink

    Frozen ink Legally had harem『Cathulu』Power of Love & Evil』

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    Right

    Then on another vein of thought this could then also ve seen as growing up which is still inevitable
     
  10. ru5ty

    ru5ty Citizen of MILF Kingdom

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    wait, so where is the difference? i exchange my ability to get happiness, to get two abilities to get happiness.(is that right?)
     
  11. AbrarMalik

    AbrarMalik Well-Known Member

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    This wouldn’t happen in real life so what’s the point
     
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    celestiallion Well-Known Member

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    I wouldn't, I don't think I can trust the words of someone whom I just met. What if the person just wanted to cheat me to get the item I have? Then again considering I have the item for so long, I would probably get attached to it already. Regardless of the fact that the item has given me happiness for so long, I wouldn't discard it even if it doesn't give me anymore happiness. Sometimes, you just need to feel enough with what you have and not be greedy for more. Be grateful for what you have currently have.
     
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  13. The Hamster Overlord

    The Hamster Overlord Mad scientist/Revered wizard/Alleged antichrist

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    Like 1 thing gives you 1 happiness + sentimental value and what not.
    2 give you 2 happiness.
     
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    Zomula Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely not! If the one thing that brought me happiness was socially acceptable and encouraged I would keep it. I probably would have built my life around it and giving that up for 2 things that I disliked before would not be worth it.
     
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    No, change is bad.
     
  16. A5G_Reaper

    A5G_Reaper [DCLXVI, sohyee, and iampsyx's cute imouto]

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  17. AMissingLinguist

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    Poll can be misunderstood. "Feel happiness" != "Exchange happiness". Also, it's your*, not you*.


    "You'll never tempt me, @Magical Girl of Love and Happiness! I know your tricks!" :blob_thor:

    Why would I give up what I love to love the things I scorned? :hmm: It's not like I would lose the feelings of scorn. I would just feel happy scorning them now. :blobpopcorn_two:
     
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  18. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Nah, I wouldn't, I'm not very fond of changing my own tastes with magic and stuff, my personality is mine~
    *defenestrates you*
     
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  19. A5G_Reaper

    A5G_Reaper [DCLXVI, sohyee, and iampsyx's cute imouto]

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    As expected of incredible violenceeeee-
     
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  20. felidormit

    felidormit probably asleep.

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    most probably won't.
    as i would probably already grew attachment to that first, the one and only thing in my apathetic life that makes me happy.