Throughout history, humans have shown incredible ability to acquire power (wealth, natural resources, technology, empires), but continually fail to turn it into increased happiness. For example, it’s unclear that modern humans are any happier than their nomadic ancestors from 10,000 years ago despite the clear progress in acquiring sources of power.
See also:
- Interview with Yuval Harari (author of Sapiens)
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Buy More Tickets to Win the Lottery
An amusing talk by Darius Kazemi at XOXO, How I won the lottery, pokes fun at internet success and how we underestimate the role of luck. To win the lottery he says, buy more lottery tickets.