Constant wanting ensured survival and progress.
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Philosophical traditions offer different ways to handle this cycle. Stoicism and Buddhism suggest that happiness comes from breaking the chain—limiting desires to find peace. Conversely, modern consumerism and Romanticism encourage us to embrace the chain as a source of vitality and creative energy. Constant wanting ensured survival and progress