The Happiness Button. Next week, you will accidentally trip on an uneven sidewalk and break your kneecap. This will be extremely painful and will significantly reduce your happiness for several months. However, if you press this button, a little bit of magic will make you more attentive as you’re walking along, and you won’t break your kneecap. Will you push? Of course you will. This tells us something rather obvious: If all else is equal,* people prefer being more happy to being less happy. Next question.
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