I mean... yeah, you have to be pretty crazy to be happy living in this world as it is right now.

It might not be negatively valued by the individual, but maybe it could lead to delusions that have negative externalities...

Well so this is almost 3 decades old, but still..

What?

Why? The abstract doesn't really explain the why, why would you want to do that?

@fossilesque When I read it it felt like an ironic statement about how people with mental 'disorders' are diagnosed and treated. Looking at it in that light made it kind of funny (as well as making a serious point).Checking the other papers the author was part of, there is "Drop the language of disorder(2012)" - mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/1Thanks for the post, it was interesting and made me chuckle. It reminded me of thedailytism.com - kind of "The Onion" but for autism/adhd.Cheers!

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Ah, so all this time the powers-that-be have just been trying to mass-cure us all of this disorder! Suddenly everything makes sense!

This study is fucked. Brought to you by the people who don't like empathy.

If it makes you oblivious to how you harm others or how you are being harmed without realizing it or making rash decisions that affect you short or long-term, sure, why not.

I have half a mind to investigate the document and find the “..debilitating consequences of happiness..”

I wonder if this was written by someone clinically depressed, cynical and angry.

Hmmmm.