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Originally posted by marichiko
In other words, take the "blue pill" and go to sleep. But what do you do about those damn nightmares that keep intruding upon your dreams? 
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Perhaps I should outline an argument for the blue pill (not saying I agree with this, just raising it for discussion):
Let us assume that the ultimate goal in life is happiness (however you define this). Look at the people you know who are most happy. Chances are they're living a relatively simple life, don't question things and are happy with what has been ascribed to them (by 'god' or by self). True questioners know what is wrong with this world and it
bothers them. I know I'm not the only one to have cried at a news story of death and suffering, and the knowledge that I am powerless against it. If ignorance is bliss, and life is a journey toward fulfilment, then the most happy are by definition the most ignorant.
Ergo the way any society is governed is irrelevant. People can be ignorant in freedom and behind bars. Maybe they know more than we think.