E18 - Do We Desire Things Because We Think They Will Make Us Happy, Or Do Things Make Us Happy … ?

Welcome back to another episode of The Things You Can’t Touch :)

Do we desire things because we think that those things will make us happy, or do those things make us happy because we desire them ???

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Here is the chapter list for you to peruse at your leisure:

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - Do We Desire Things Because Those Things Make Us Happy, Or Do Those Things Make Us Happy Because We Desire Them ?

04:01 - Confusion

06:04 - Your Likes Come From Socialisation ? Do You Have Mind Of Your Own ?

09:01 - A TikTok Aesthetic

10:53 - Can You Critique Something But Be The Thing You Are Critiquing ?

12:01 - Self Segregation And Intersectionality

15:04 - For The Sake Of Other People

16:35 - Clarify The Difference

18:22 - Nature And  ...