Which would you rather be?

[HAL9000]

See poll.

 

[KeithTalent]

I'm a rather selfish nice person that is generally happy, but occasionally miserable.

KT

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'm a rather selfish nice person that is generally happy, but occasionally miserable.

KT

:thumbsup: Pretty much sums it up for me too.

And why on earth would anyone choose to be miserable... nevermind, people do this all the time for some reason.

 

[schneiderguy]

Which one of those is HAL?

 

[waggy]

neither of those. but IF i had to chose i would be a prick but a happy prick. why wouldn't you want to be happy?

 

[HAL9000]

Ok, that's not an option, given the two which would you be? I specifically only put two options.

 

[HAL9000]

neither of those. but IF i had to chose i would be a prick but a happy prick. why wouldn't you want to be happy?

Because given the options you'd make other people happy by being unhappy yourself.

 

[IronWing]

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail. I surely would.

 

[HAL9000]

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail. I surely would.

Neither are options in this poll nor is your post relevant to this thread.

 

[natto fire]

:thumbsup: Pretty much sums it up for me too.

And why on earth would anyone choose to be miserable... nevermind, people do this all the time for some reason.

I wasn't aware people chose to be miserable, then again I subscribe to fringe sciences like neurology so maybe I am misinformed. In the first world, I would guess that misery and discontentment are used interchangeably, but careless use of the written word is a whole 'nother can of worms.

 

[Jaskalas]

There are so many factors to consider... a binary choice is gross negligence to the subject at hand.

IF my being a selfish prick (personality wise) did not impact others, and made me happy, then sure.

IF I had to sacrifice to save the life of another, at my own misery and expense, I would.

I just positively answered yes to both sides of your poll. This is no simple binary choice as I don't know the factors involved in being a selfish prick nor the cost of my own happiness or how it'd be attained.

Your poll does not exclude the happiness of others for my own.

 

[IronWing]

Neither are options in this poll nor is your post relevant to this thread.

Your inability to create a decent poll incorporating an adequate range of answers is not my problem. At any rate, the next line of the song is responsive to your question. I would hope, you being an educated person, that you would know the next line or have, at a minimum, developed a research acumen sufficient to the task of learning it.

 

[HAL9000]

Your inability to create a decent poll incorporating an adequate range of answers is not my problem. At any rate, the next line of the song is responsive to your question. I would hope, you being an educated person, that you would know the next line or have, at a minimum, developed a research acumen sufficient to the task of learning it.

I didn't want to create an adequate range of answers, I wanted to give people an ultimatum, I've done that perfectly.

As for whatever your song is, I had no idea your post was song related.

 

[HAL9000]

There are so many factors to consider... a binary choice is gross negligence to the subject at hand.

IF my being a selfish prick (personality wise) did not impact others, and made me happy, then sure.

IF I had to sacrifice to save the life of another, at my own misery and expense, I would.

I just positively answered yes to both sides of your poll. This is no simple binary choice as I don't know the factors involved in being a selfish prick nor the cost of my own happiness or how it'd be attained.

Your poll does not exclude the happiness of others for my own.

I implied that by being selfish and a prick as other people see it your existence negatively effects those people... That's the point I was making.

 

[BoomerD]

A selfish prick to everyone else but personally happy

 

[DaTT]

I'd rather be happy.

 

[soulcougher73]

Id rather be happy and let others worry about being happy on their own terms.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I'd rather be a selfish prick and happy. Actually, you could have placed any stipulation before "...but personally happy" and I'd always choose that one.

Live off the blood of live newborns but be personally happy - check
Live inside Rosie O'Donnell's vagina but be personally happy - check
Have incredibly repellent BO but be personally happy - check
Constantly ooze pus from every orifice but be personally happy - check

It doesn't matter because our desire to avoid all the things I listed AND our desire to be respectful and generous to other people are rooted in our requirements for personal happiness. The only reason we see being a selfish prick as being a bad thing at all is because it wouldn't make most of us happy.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

I choose the being a wise and beautiful woman one

 

[JulesMaximus]

I wasn't aware people chose to be miserable, then again I subscribe to fringe sciences like neurology so maybe I am misinformed. In the first world, I would guess that misery and discontentment are used interchangeably, but careless use of the written word is a whole 'nother can of worms.

If you're miserable then do something about it. Inaction is a choice.

People do choose to be miserable all the time. I've watched people who were miserable as a couple get married thinking it would be the answer to their misery, it only makes it worse. It most definitely is a choice.

BTW-This is the dumbest poll ever. None of the options in the poll are mutually exclusive of their opposites or each other.

 

[SandEagle]

i am a nice guy IRL and online. i am stuck in between happy and miserable

Phil Vassar's 'Somewhere in Between' kind of characterizes me

Somewhere in between in the middle
Of the darkness and the light
All I can see is the hazy gray
Between the black and white
I'm not laughin' - I'm not cryin'
I'm not livin' - I'm not dyin' - I'm not flyin'
And I'm not down on my knees

great song btw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZwggZmv3GA

 

[natto fire]

If you're miserable then do something about it. Inaction is a choice.

People do choose to be miserable all the time. I've watched people who were miserable as a couple get married thinking it would be the answer to their misery, it only makes it worse. It most definitely is a choice.

BTW-This is the dumbest poll ever. None of the options in the poll are mutually exclusive of their opposites or each other.

I see what you are getting at, and really I am just splitting hairs, but I can't tell if you are suggesting that there is no such thing as chemical imbalances in the brain or other neurological disorders. Again, misery and being discontent are two very different things. Being discontent with the partner you chose is not the same as being miserable with schizophrenia. Although I guess if you don't choose to kill yourself if you have a neurological disorder you are choosing to be miserable. Yes, there are treatment methods available but they are expensive and rather primitive by modern medical standards.

As for the poll, did you honestly expect to come into this thread expecting valuable content, considering the OP?

 

[zanejohnson]

funny thing happens when your always kind hearted and selfless...it becomes impossible to be unhappy yourself...ill always choose the unselfish choice..a few years ago it would have been the opposite, and I was miserable... nowadays, I've learned life is a crazy ride I figure we probably knew at some point before this life what we were getting into...best thing we can do is LIVE...and witness...and the best way..the only way to appreciate that is to be happy, and to be truly happy you must be selfless or strive to be...

 

[GrumpyMan]

Is this some kind of indirect religious/psychology poll?

 

[JulesMaximus]

I see what you are getting at, and really I am just splitting hairs, but I can't tell if you are suggesting that there is no such thing as chemical imbalances in the brain or other neurological disorders. Again, misery and being discontent are two very different things. Being discontent with the partner you chose is not the same as being miserable with schizophrenia. Although I guess if you don't choose to kill yourself if you have a neurological disorder you are choosing to be miserable. Yes, there are treatment methods available but they are expensive and rather primitive by modern medical standards.

As for the poll, did you honestly expect to come into this thread expecting valuable content, considering the OP?

No, of course not. But I also don't think most people suffer from neurological disorders or chemical imbalances in the brain.