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Slavoj Žižek | Why Be Happy When You Could Be Interesting? | Big Think

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Slavoj Žižek | Why Be Happy When You Could Be Interesting? | Big Think

A two-minute Big Think clip of Slavoj Zizek arguing that happiness is a conformist, even unethical goal. He asks why one would want to be happy when one could be interesting.

HN shares it as a short, provocative counterpoint in threads on purpose, goals and the pursuit of happiness.

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