She spent 20 months battling to die under a euthanasia law. Today Spain let her(cnn.com)
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She spent 20 months battling to die under a euthanasia law. Today Spain let her
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/europe/euthanasia-spain-noelia-castillo-latam-intl
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It's called the hedonic treadmill [1]. There's plenty of things written about it if you want to go down the rabbit hole.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill
Yup - our baseline monkey brain setting.
I do think that a lot can affect one's baseline though: health, drug dependency, stress from life, emotional baggage, etc.
And, I think that happiness can be achieved through practice (gratitude, letting go, etc..).
But yeah, that baseline - life gives some people a below neutral baseline.
I do think that a lot can affect one's baseline though: health, drug dependency, stress from life, emotional baggage, etc.
And, I think that happiness can be achieved through practice (gratitude, letting go, etc..).
But yeah, that baseline - life gives some people a below neutral baseline.
she was raped by muslims and was paralyzed while trying to escape. I don't understand why people are not addressing the elephant in the room.
A few people are naturally positive. They're just happy most of the time. Their bounce back state is happy, rather than neutral.
And, a few people are always depressed. A bad experience makes their state of being much, much darker. A good experience may bring them to the neutral line or perhaps slightly above, but they go back to depression as their normal state of being soon enough.
If I were to guess, I would say that early childhood trauma is the greatest contributor. Children deserve better everywhere.