Searching for the pot of gold at the end of the “happiness rainbow” is one of humans biggest fixations. Critical thinking can be seen as challenging the generally accepted social morals and values of the power structures. Many people are on the pursuit of approval rather than the pursuit of happiness. This kind of happiness doesn’t seem to be lasting. Is the search for happiness making us unhappy? Both Nietzsche and Ahemnd analyze living by “happy scripts,” however, they disagree on the role that power plays.
Nietzsche believes that oppression and suffering is good and necessary, because it stimulates slave revolts that build human growth; being “powerful” can turn into happiness. However aiming to live in life full of happiness is useless,
Nietzsche believes that oppression and suffering is good and necessary, because it stimulates slave revolts that build human growth; being “powerful” can turn into happiness. However aiming to live in life full of happiness is useless,