I agree with the main idea. You could even argue that it’s a diseased way of thinking, in the same sense as materialism. People focus on the “objective” pros and cons, the subjective is entirely neglected. But the person who makes music because he loves music is much more healthy than the person who makes music because he wants to sell it for money.
Your examples are mainly cases in which the direct effects are subjective and/or psychological. My creative thinking is stunted right now, but with more examples we’d be able to tell if this effect is a fallacy caused by neglecting the obvious, or if it’s a result of utilitarian thinking which neglects psychological values.
I also want to nitpick a bit: Drugs aren’t a good long-term strategy to happiness.
Edit: I was under the wrong impression that this was a new post. Oh well, surely this kind of engagement is more healthy.
I agree with the main idea. You could even argue that it’s a diseased way of thinking, in the same sense as materialism. People focus on the “objective” pros and cons, the subjective is entirely neglected.
But the person who makes music because he loves music is much more healthy than the person who makes music because he wants to sell it for money.
Your examples are mainly cases in which the direct effects are subjective and/or psychological. My creative thinking is stunted right now, but with more examples we’d be able to tell if this effect is a fallacy caused by neglecting the obvious, or if it’s a result of utilitarian thinking which neglects psychological values.
I also want to nitpick a bit: Drugs aren’t a good long-term strategy to happiness.
Edit: I was under the wrong impression that this was a new post. Oh well, surely this kind of engagement is more healthy.