Tyler Hogge’s tweet “Life hack: marry well. It’s the single strongest predictor of happiness” on Twitter on December 24, 2024, made the rounds on social platforms drawing over 2.4 million views within just a few hours.
Life hack: marry well.
— tyler hogge (@thogge) December 24, 2024
It’s the single biggest predictor of happiness. pic.twitter.com/H2Ez97LRvi
The statement is more than a decade old and is not parading as sage’s or even comes as a seeming simple piece of advice, yet, causing interested people to come up with a variety of for and against debates due to its implication philosophy on causation, correlation and the philosophy of happiness even.
What’s The Reason For The Numbers?
Stats of the tweet’s engagement are unfathomable: over a million “likes”, tens of thousands of retweets, and an incessantly busy comment section with an overwhelming variety of opinions on it. This tweet single-handedly made headlines all over the world Hogeschai’s 50k followers in an intimate space made the psychologist, professional philosophy, and casual users come out and pitch in their opinions and thoughts on the tweet.
Reactions Send out a Domino Effect
David Rabar, (@davidrabar) came in with a pragmatical doubt:
Now the question is, how do you marry well ?
— David Rabar (@davidrabar) December 24, 2024
Hogge on the other hand, used logic derived from the American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, Charlie Munger:
“How to find a good spouse? The best single way is to deserve a good spouse…to get what you want you have to deserve what you want.” – Charlie Munger
Meanwhile, some others took the conversation in a philosophical direction. In this context, Sovereign Ado, (@beyond_thecurve) objected to the idea altogether:
Disagree you have to be happy with yourself.
— Sovereign Ado (@beyond_thecurve) December 24, 2024
No partner in life will make you happier with yourself if you are not happy with yourself….
Journey starts here on the bench…….https://t.co/WSPVfDi7q6
He also shared a Michael Singer, video about how to let go of problems created by oneself, stressing the need to be happy internally.
Causation or Correlation?
The argument sharpened into a statistic argument by users like Uğur Ali Kaplan questioning:
Causation or correlation?
— Uğur Ali Kaplan (@uguralikaplan) December 24, 2024
Hogge responded to this question:
Correlation
— tyler hogge (@thogge) December 24, 2024
Another User Air Katakana questioned the relationship between happiness and marriage. Does a happy marriage lead a person to happiness or is a good marriage a function of being happy?
does being in a very happy marriage predict very happiness, or does very happiness predict being in a very happy marriage?
— Air Katakana (@airkatakana) December 24, 2024
Hogge responded to Katakana’s questioning:
I suspect both are true.
— tyler hogge (@thogge) December 24, 2024
Another user Fabrizio Rinaldi (@linuz90) quipped:
LOL this is like saying that very happy people are very likely to be very happy
— Fabrizio Rinaldi (@linuz90) December 24, 2024
Hogge agreed with Rinaldi and responded:
True
— tyler hogge (@thogge) December 24, 2024
A Chicken-Or-Egg Problem
Captain Zwingli (@ChrisJourdan) said that
new age chicken vs egg
— Captain Zwingli (@ChrisJourdan) December 24, 2024
what comes first?!
very happy or very happy marriage
Zwingli compared marriage to the chicken-or-egg problem by saying, ‘What comes first, very happy or very happy marriage?’ border able to tease Hogge.
Hogge replied to Zwingli’s comment:
Very happy
— tyler hogge (@thogge) December 24, 2024
He chooses the option of a very happy marriage as a witty sarcasm to Zwingli’s comment.
Moving the Focus to Surface Level Context: Happiness Research
Evidence from studies serves as a background to address and explain the positive reaction faced by Hogge’s post. One such research done at Harvard University known as the 80-year Grant and Glueck study provides insight deep gluecks about divorce that friendships and children were the greatest predictors of life enjoyment. These studies also monkeyed the irony which many causals are an agglomeration of words so that happiness is not.
What Made It Go Viral?
Relatability: Hogge’s tweet captured a sentiment that we all strive for, a simpler version where happiness is a consolidated and much sought-after idea.
Debatability: Because the statement was too broad, it was open for question and analysis while also being mocked.
Philosophical Depth: A theme centered on memories and relationships is universal across all societies and times and I think most people respect that.
Engaging Follow-Ups: Hogge’s answers were complimentary and supplied an alternative perspective with their brilliance and originality.
Lessons from the Tweetstorm
While Tyler Hogge encouraged people to marry well which initiated active discussions on social media, it did highlight an important issue, which is that being happy is not simple. It can happen through being content with yourself building strong Bonds and even pondering deeper life, achieving a satisfying life is never easy for a person.
One user Benji(@hikarubenji) summed it nicely:
The biggest happiness hack is…
— ｂｅｎｊｉ勉志(@hikarubenji) December 24, 2024
Be happy!
So from your perspective, is there a deeper level to marrying well which is known as the ultimate happiness hack? How combining the two Venn diagrams makes me aware of the social media landscape.
Last Updated on by Icy Tales Team