tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post2033030119467853389..comments2024-03-28T15:26:50.884-07:00Comments on Laws of Gravity: Gross National HappinessLiz A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-5563827158718554342012-12-06T18:49:04.735-08:002012-12-06T18:49:04.735-08:00I feel like we could get deep into human psycholog...I feel like we could get deep into human psychology with this one. For most people, happiness comes from having their basic needs met--safety, food, shelter, companionship. But for others, all that security is well and good but they are only fulfilled by success, victory, the thrill of the hunt. Still others are monstrously different. Would it be a utopia? It depends on what kind of person's happiness we're talking about.J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-70172192222651549082012-12-06T18:22:33.704-08:002012-12-06T18:22:33.704-08:00I think that's great of Bhutan... but having n...I think that's great of Bhutan... but having no money at all and not being able to buy food makes it a bit hard to be happy. I've lived below the poverty line and it always seems to me that people who claim that money cant' buy happiness are those who have enough money, or often more than enough.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-56214859325145686472012-12-06T17:58:39.330-08:002012-12-06T17:58:39.330-08:00I think the difference between a utopian society a...I think the difference between a utopian society and a dystopian one would be how the government went about trying to make people happy--if it was by trying to improve current conditions that would be one thing, but force would be another. (The question reminds me of <i>Harmony</i> by Project Itoh.)Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-22985355387868667072012-12-06T12:53:48.404-08:002012-12-06T12:53:48.404-08:00I'd definitely be willing to try it. It's ...I'd definitely be willing to try it. It's a fascinating question. For me, happiness would be being loved by someone that loved me. If I could find that and not be lonely, it'd be worth any material value. But I've had nothing but bad luck in that aspect of my life.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-22907384683171352282012-12-06T08:41:21.253-08:002012-12-06T08:41:21.253-08:00This is one of the reasons why I've always tho...This is one of the reasons why I've always thought Bhutan was an interesting place. If we used that principle, income disparity would probably be a lot less of an issue. It's difficult to imagine all that changes we'd see. I'll have to ponder that one for awhile.L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com