Would you accept being tricked into being happy or normal?

[Bayer]

I don't know how to answer my question

 

[completely-done]

There's literally a song called "Trick to being happy" by Bahamas.
Regardless, to answer your question, I don't want to be in a state of mind based on deceit. So if that means I cannot feel genuine happiness then so be it

 

[Deleted member 8975]

Yes. Like a matrix like scenario? Fudge it why not. I'll take the bluepill if it permanently makes me happy…

 

[ultrafuntimes]

nah, even happy, "normal" people have to deal with day-to-day life problems. I'd rather not deal with life altogether.

 

[dreadpirateroberts69]

Yes, because it would be my only chance at not being suicidal anymore. Sounds nice to me

 

[D&D]

Like 'Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?' book?

 

[ColorlessTrees]

On some level, yes, because that would enable me to reach my goals of aiding others. At the same time, I feel it would have to make fundamental changes to me as a person. Even on my decent, 'baseline cognition' days, I still want to die, or I want to want to die.

I'm not sure if I want to give up suicidality and its potential for nothingness, for absolving all responsibilities of this flesh prison. This is dependent on perspective, but nothing matters in the long run; humans aren't any more important than grass in the grand scheme of things.

Honesty is the best policy, but maybe I'm a hypocrite because I still live with at least one happy lie.

 

[Al Cappella]

I have no idea how that would even work—but sure. As long as it was kept going. No pulling away the rug…

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Yes but sadly, I'm not easily tricked on this type of thing which makes no sense to me because I'm supposed to be really stupid and can easily get tricked in so many other ways but I guess the fact I've been tricked so often has just left me constantly paranoid and assuming foul play even when there is none.

My last option to trick me into becoming happy and normal would have to be by overriding all my laziness and lack of motivation with my biological instincts to reproduce which I've come to believe is unethical for me to indulge in. If I ever decide not to CTB anymore, feel free to shame me for changing my mind and becoming just another cog in the grand machine of evil and suffering we have in this world.

 

[JinZhin]

I feel like I'd pay for it(?)

 

[Sherri]

Happy. That would turn me normal

 

[Crazy4u]

yeah I would. Unfortunately my ctb plan is not working so I need to stay alive for around 10 years :( I don't know how to do that

 

[fatefulstillness]

Absolutely not. My irreverence would make it difficult for everyone involved. If I can't question, it simply won't work.

 

[markimobzzdeasui]

Not anymore. I have over stayed my existence. And any sort of that trick of being happy or normal almost always works as gaslighting and severely damaging for me in the future. Not my cup of tea. Although I could live with no principles,values,hope,passion and honesty by being a cynical ,bitter and ignorant human being till the rest of my life which people in my life so desire me to be.

 

[BeautifulMosaics]

Yes, if I truly believed it. As long as there's not a "real" me catatonic somewhere while my family watches heartbroken - I'll take it. Who's to say we're not being "tricked" now and don't know it? I also wouldn't want to do/think things I would morally disagree with now.

 

[FuneralCry]

In my case, I know I would never be happy no matter what happened. It is simply impossible for me. I cannot accept and cope with life and I do not think anyone could possibly do anything to change that. I do not want anything to do with this life anyway.

 

[Looooser]

It sounds a little bit like the fake it till you make idea. To me that's just lying to yourself. So in that way I'd hate the deceit. But I do like the matrix idea that someone else mentioned.

 

[TooConscious]

Westworld season. 3 summed up well how the system is built on false hope. It's sadistic and the elite thrive from it. While some of us working class suffer that you can't put into words. And the cowards keep holding them up!

 

[absoluteanimal1]

Yes, absolutely. I would like nothing more than to be happy.

 

[elfin]

i don't know. i'm kind of scared of being happy in case it all comes crashing down again (that's what happened last time i was truly happy), but it would be nice to not feel everything that i've been feeling recently. that's a tough question.

 

[mistvissione11e]

Trick to normalcy is something we do cyclically, in the mundane thoughts that come naturally that eventually become rigid circuits. Happiness is forgetfullness for their is always something else to choose from and despite the instantaneous moment of happiness in one moment, if it is repeated with only approval of desire, it quickly becomes forgotten again as onlooker (waiting to be recognized) Now being normal in society if u mean this, is likely to be linked with deranged and a decentralized animal

 

[Nolan96]

No, although I think people get tripped up on this.

I've known people who will literally not clean their room because "it'd just be tricking myself into being happy even though the world is horrible."
It's not a trick if it makes you suffer less and you just like it better and function better that way.

To me, tricking yourself into happiness/normalcy would be more like completely giving up on my passions and identity to become an automaton who can get employee of the month or whatever.

 

[Luchs]

If there was a real matrix blue pill that could make me happy and ignirant I'd file for a prescription to get one for every day of the week.

 

[Death_of_a_Phynixx]

I would propose to neither, but only because I do not enjoy deception. The very term "tricked" just reminds me of some type or form of deceit. I would rather influence myself than for others to influence me into anything. I have been there and I do not desire to return to that confusing state of being. There is already enough "trickery" in persistent practice within this real/world. People are tricked into all sorts of things like false panic, false belief systems, false power systems and etc. Most people have already been "tricked" into being happy, it's called blissful ignorance. They have also been "tricked" into thinking that this is a normal state of being when it is truly not! So nope, no more "trickery" for me, period.

 

[Lost Magic]

Define happy though? I wouldn't mind feeling content but I think I would always want to die at some point. Everything is just so trivial and meaningless.