"His insight was deceptively simple, and it remains as powerful today as it was in 1817: Every human action is driven by the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. There are no exceptions. And the words we choose to describe these drives-whether we call someone "prudent" or "cowardly," "ambitious" or "greedy"-reveal far more about the speaker than about the person being described."
"Two hundred years ago, the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham published a strange and ambitious little pamphlet. It wasn't a work of grand philosophy. It was something more practical: a map of human motivation. His insight was deceptively simple, and it remains as powerful today as it was in 1817: Every human action is driven by the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. There are no exceptions."
Human motivation can be understood as the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. Every action arises from seeking pleasure or avoiding pain, with no exceptions. Descriptive labels such as prudent, cowardly, ambitious, or greedy reflect the speaker’s viewpoint more than the true nature of the person labeled. Framing behavior in terms of pleasure and pain provides a practical map for interpreting decisions and motivations. That framework can be applied to personal choices by asking whether perceived pain is preventing action, for example, buying a first condo or single-family home.
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