happiness.

There are two types of happiness, synthetic and natural. Some people believe that synthetic happiness isnt as good as natural happiness, but it is. Dan Gilbert said, "Natural happiness is what we get when we get what we wanted, and synthetic happiness is what we make when we don't get what we wanted. And in our society, we have a strong belief that synthetic happiness is of an inferior kind." Synthetic happiness is every bit as real as the kind of happiness that you stumble upon when you get exactly what you were aiming for. I think popular culture plays a huge role in synthetic happiness because even if you dont get what you were want, you find a way to be happy with what you already have. Example being losing your job but getting hired at a new place which you think is even better then your last job.