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		shadowofneptune on July 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nobody optimizes happiness I'd imagine it's a jab at Bentham and Mill, the utilitarians. Bentham even thought happiness could be measured in units called 'hedons.'

pdimitar on July 30, 2022 [–]

Equating hedonism with happiness (if that's what he did) is hilariously wrong however.

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