Sublime

What this means is that the detached person denying their needs will begin to exhibit less and less control over their behavior as their beast-self manifests more fully and searches for fulfillment.

My constant craving for more, plus the feeling of ever-present insecurity and an enduring sense of sadness,

there’s never enough, at least not to satisfy a Seven’s voracious appetite.

WE WANT PERFECT FULFILLMENT

Homo sapiens is just not built for satisfaction. Human happiness depends less on objective conditions and more on our own expectations. Expectations, however, tend to adapt to conditions, including the conditions of other people. When things improve, expectations balloon, and so even dramatic improvements in conditions might leave us as

Damit beruht der Kapitalismus auf der unendlich erneuerbaren Suche nach einer Befriedigung, die strukturell unerreichbar ist.

Everywhere you can find men who live for empty desires and have no interest in the good life. Stupid fools are those who are never satisfied with what they possess, but only lament what they cannot have.9

Querer muito é um executivo sempre com pressa. Um vício. Um desejo pelo fim do desejo. Querer demais é uma anestesia disfarçada de êxtase.

There is no satisfying an out-of-control critic.