You’ve made your point that life is full of fluctuations but what is that in reference to? Is it that in reference to the title and claiming that the hypothetical state of “normal” is the equilibrium of well-regarded states or variables and then reminding us of variability?
Is this written against some hypothetical “static world” assumption as if the hedonic treadmill was not well known?
Maybe I don’t understand what is going on since I struggle to understand references to “normality” not expressed narrowly (such as “normal range” in hormones is clear but “normal” in violence is not).
Is this written against some hypothetical “static world” assumption
Basically exactly that, yeah. But that assumption exists both on a conscious level (in that many people don’t consciously realize how much the universe has changed) and on a subconscious level, in that many ways the world currently is feel stable, even if you know they’re not.
You’ve made your point that life is full of fluctuations but what is that in reference to? Is it that in reference to the title and claiming that the hypothetical state of “normal” is the equilibrium of well-regarded states or variables and then reminding us of variability?
Is this written against some hypothetical “static world” assumption as if the hedonic treadmill was not well known?
Maybe I don’t understand what is going on since I struggle to understand references to “normality” not expressed narrowly (such as “normal range” in hormones is clear but “normal” in violence is not).
Basically exactly that, yeah. But that assumption exists both on a conscious level (in that many people don’t consciously realize how much the universe has changed) and on a subconscious level, in that many ways the world currently is feel stable, even if you know they’re not.