Do you guys actually believe this stuff?

[Unbound]

Happiness is my only goal and what I get is happiness. I don't see what there is to lose.

Fair enough I just don't get some people's obsession with happiness and determining the value of one's existence by happiness, I honestly just don't understand it, it's foreign to me but I find extremely common in Americans (for obvious reasons). I'm not entirely against it I just don't understand the "pursuit" I guess.

If the alternative is self-sacrifice and suffering... I find that to be a very unintelligent alternative. I see Hedonism as the only logical philosophy. I don't see how the animal kingdom could benefit from embracing so much suffering that its species choose to commit suicide.

Like I said earlier things aren't so simple that there are only two options, the world isn't black and white man.You may see hedonism as the only logical philosophy but you would be hard pressed to find anyone that agrees with that sentiment that isn't a teenager who overdosed on Stirner (one of the philosophical jesters alluded to above). That doesn't mean that only possible alternative is the worship of self sacrifice and suffering I find both of the options you present as pretty funny really.

Thank god, I was thinking about this very thing today and pondering how bizarre it was for myself that I really don't have a focus on happiness or contentment in my life but it seems I am not the only one.