When a country suddenly gains more money than it has had in the past,
there are two paths that it can take. One is known as economic growth
- of money being invested into producing real wealth. The other is
known as inflation - of things becoming more and more expensive, the
money losing its value, and the gain being squandered.

The same applies in human happiness. When state of affairs of any
person improves, the two paths possible are happiness growth or
expectation inflation. In the first case, the person joyfully embraces
the improvements and becomes a happier person for them. Remaining
grateful and appreciative for what he has that he did not have
previously, he exists at a happier state. Any new improvements are
likewise met joyfully and appreciatively and increase happiness. And
the improvements are never taken for granted, but are appreciated in
each case, resulting in ever greater happiness of the person.

On Apr 15, 8:49 pm, ibshambat2...@hotmail.com wrote:

I am reminded of Aristotle's position again on this kind of thing. Not
to promote indifference but a healthy reaction, practiced. Also
Epicticus is one who might promote indifference as a form of happiness
but also of an ability to concentrate without expectation
"frustration."

Aristotle's Golden Mean: doctrine that right action lies in the middle
position between the extremes of excess and deficit.

In <061c6d1c-ab53-44bc-a908-c824c1143830@i36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:49:19 -0700, ibshambat2004 said:

Illya, it's good to hear from you again, except for the cross-posting.
I'll even let that slide a bit, because you're a damn sight nicer than
the kind of trolls we've been seeing here lately [a lot less now than a
little while ago, but I don't want to say `Everything's great' and jinx it].

Interesting essay here.

That is a bunch of make believe nonsense. Take a class in economics instead of
inventing things out of thin air.

The Sage

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[The current anthropomorphic global warming nonsense is
based on] "inherently untrustworthy climate models, similar
to those that cannot accurately forecast the weather a week
from now"

Why are you a 2? Why are you on hotmail and the other similar named
person is not? Are you the same?
Sean

On Apr 17, 9:11 am, Rosemary wrote:

I was an econ major at UVA. I know what I'm talking about.

On Apr 20, 11:54 am, Sean Cleary juno.com> wrote:

I'm not sure what you are asking. Is ibshambat@gmail.com and
ibshambat2004@hotmail.com the same person?
Yes. We are.

On Apr 16, 2:09 pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:

Ayn Rand: "For every issue there is the right side and the wrong side,
but the middle is always evil."
I'm not yet sure which one of them is right, and about what.

On Apr 16, 2:09 pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:

Ayn Rand: "Every issue has the right side and the wrong side, but the
middle is always evil."
Which one of them is right, I am not certain. Aristotle appears to be
right on some matters, Rand on others.

On Apr 19, 11:12 pm, ibshambat2...@hotmail.com wrote:

Aristotle said that the Semites were chaloric. He thot the heat of the
sun had something to do with the exciteability which made them too
uncontrolled to operate...