Ask HN: What's your greatest enjoyment in life?

Post by nurettin » Thu, May 26, 2022, 5:23 AM UTC

AH4oFVbPT4f8 wrote: post #173

stuntkite wrote: post #131

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I'm almost 40 and I can see that being true. Can you elaborate more on what that transition was like and how you noticed that what makes you happy had changed?

I'm 43 and I've found that while I love video games, the amount of effort required to learn a new game until some type of reward feedback is triggered is tiresome. I find that just being in the peace and quiet or watching a show especially one I've seen before with the wife is wonderful.

Post by deltaonefour » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 2:28 PM UTC

agent008t wrote: post #232

deltaonefour wrote: post #207

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This is true, but if you think in terms of evolution and natural selection we should be biologically inclined to have certain desires that motivate us to have children above other desires. "Meaning" is more of a creative term, but in actuality much of how we behave is dictated by biology.

For biological inclination, a sex drive is all that's required to ensure children are produced. Biology doesn't care if you are happy or not afterwards.