June 21, 2025, 4:02 a.m.

the practicality of happiness (made in brazil) ○ homo happy 10

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if i asked you “what is happiness”

what would you say?

its tricky right

its also abstract

because there is no threshold that you pass...

et voilà…

you’re happy

right?!

but what if there was a number that answers the question for everyday people like us living everyday lives?

im gonna share this number with you in a moment

but right now let me show you where this number comes from and how this number facilitates happiness

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see, theres this brazilian study

by the bolsa familia program, "the largest conditional cash transfer system in the world"

recipients send their kids to school and get vaccined

in return they get a small but steady income

and the results were baffling:

because many families who received this number were significantly less likely to die by suicide

but this number is so small it even feels ridiculous to say it out loud

yet for those receiving it each month its not laughable at all

because it can mean the difference between life and death

and that means, and this will surprise you, that…

money can buy happiness

because the number that makes these brazilian families happy is $17 a month

yep, $17

which shows one thing very clearly…

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suicide isnt only mental

no

the study reveals that mental health is also rooted in economic stress

when your basic needs are met— food, shelter, education, medicine — your mental health improves

and money helps you cover these needs

which also means that…

money makes happy
money makes healthy
and happy makes healthy

Happiness is the highest form of health. — Dalai Lama XIV

its hard to thrive when youre hungry, unsafe, or in pain

everyone understands that

but you also know from ○ homo happy 9 that temporary pain is actually and ironically the way to thrive and grow

so the important thing is the duration of the suffering, the non-stop suffering, that makes mental stress so challenging that you can feel the only way out is to cease to exist

and very understandably so

which makes money a way to stay in

to keep enjoying

to keep experiencing… life as you please

because money makes the essentials possible…

* healthcare
* therapy
* safe housing
* nutritious food
* vacation & time off

and while these essentials dont guarantee happiness, they for sure create the conditions for it

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money is no magic though

money cant fix everything, like toxic relationships

but money can relieve you from the chronic stress that no mindfulness can ever ommm you out

because only one type of product can do that

a product that tackles the core of what it means to be human

and tickles your diaphragm to the point

where you you can heal through the dance of it

because i dont know if you knew but...

it is the diaphragm that enables humans to laugh

and it is financial stability that enables humans to heal and get better

yet we keep telling ourselves that happiness comes from within, as if external conditions dont matter at all

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so if would like to help me maintain financial stability...

you can still pre-order Summer Smile

before i will permanently increase the price to €17 on Sunday

why I chose €17....

should be obvious to you now

and maybe you will think about the number 17 in a different way... i certainly do

so for you anti-suicidal, super natural treatment...

get your copy of Summer Smile ☀️

* 90 days
* 90 jokes
* delivered straight to you
* you pay whatever you want — starting at just 9 euros

that’s basically 10 cents per laugh
* cheaper than suicide
* and more rewarding too

remember....

* laughter means happiness
* and happiness means health
* and health means longevity
* and longevity means that you wont die as early as everyone else around you

so were doing both of us a favor

quid pro quo

your money lightens economic stress and my book prevents your suicide

order now and you get it on june 21st

(thats ehm... today because today is LAUNCH DAY - shit time flies!)

i also give you my official ChuckleGuarantee™

if you dont laugh at least once a week, ill refund you every cent

* no questions
* no guilt trips
* no awkward small talk

order now at https://naii.io/summersmile

oh, one last thing before you go...
learned that life sucks
slipped on a banana peel
saw my theory confirmed
slid under a woman’s skirt
9 months later she peeled my banana
(i was wrong)

¡Ándale, arriba!

naii "sometimes all it takes to save a life is 17 dollars" io

p.s. order today for €9 and save -50% before i will permanently increase the price to €17 on Sunday (Jun 22)

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