The right to the pursuit of happiness, originally envisaged as a restraint on state power, has imperceptibly morphed into the right to happiness as if human beings have a natural right to be happy, and anything which makes us dissatisfied is a violation of our basic human rights, so the state should do something about it.
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About Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.
Themes
- Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment