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My Reply to a Reply to a Comment on PragerU’s “Dating: Don’t Waste Your Time” Video

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Weeaboo Jesus commented:
“people in good marriages are statistically happier than those who are not.”
Ah yes, the floor is made out of floor.

Benjamin Zhao replied:

I think the point was that people in good marriages are happier than ppl who are not married, (i.g. ppl dating, single ppl, one night stand ppl, etc.) and not comparing it to those who are in bad marriages.
Todd Farkman replied:

@Benjamin Zhao  I think she was using slight of hand and trying to make it sound like “people in marriage are happier than people not in marriage”. But what if I said “happy single people are happier than people in marriage”. By definition a ‘good’ marriage would cause more happiness. So it’s a redundant statement.
Benjamin Zhao replied:
@Todd Farkman  Yeah, I think that was her exact argument. People should try to find good marriages because good marriages lead to greater happiness than singleness could ever provide.
My reply:
@Benjamin Zhao  No such thing as “good marriage”, because as a species, we’re not really wired to mate for life in some ideal way (living under the same roof for 60 years doesn’t mean it’s a utopia); some of us just like to think that we do, and we have religions, and Hollywood movies and TV shows to thank for that — maybe mainly to ensure birth rates don’t drop and we don’t go the way of the dodo. Once single people realize that peer pressure is what causes them to be miserable, then they can easily become happier than any so-called good marriage could ever provide, simply by focusing on improving themselves, and living life on their own terms without having to seek validation elsewhere.