Where Happiness Hides
Hidden Brain
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Are Our Expectations Changing?
Hidonic adaptation also plays out at a society level. As countries get wealthier and people can live in bigger homes, they often don't end up feeling happier. Because our expectations can grow faster than our bank accounts. We can be much better off than people who lived 75 years ago, but feel worse i mean,. used to be people would have like one corper household. Now we have two to three cars per household.
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