User:Slakr/Sandbox/Nobody will ever be happy

Nobody will ever be happy or NWEBH is a key element of consensus building that gives the most compelling argument for perpetual motion in the realm of human interaction. It states that no matter what the state of things, it is practically impossible to please 100% of the people 100% of the time; and, as a result, everyone has to find a happy medium.

History
History is a perfect example of this. We could go on and cite reliable secondary sources, reference some historical rulers, and stick a bunch of charts, graphs, and other data flushed right of this section, but suffice it to say, the very fact that we weren't happy with trains and needed our own personal transports speaks for itself.

However, it wasn't until recently that sociologists came to the conclusion that NWEBH. Various other stages existed before the current one.

Everyone is happy
From the 1200s to the 1400s, everyone was happy. So happy, in fact, that they toured the countryside looking for cups to drink beer with. Those people who weren't happy were quickly eliminated to keep everyone happy.

We can make everyone happy
The 1500s marked the age of We Can Make Everyone Happy (WCMEH). By law, everyone was required to be happy with their religion, their king, and their civil liberties. In fact, those who challenged the status quo were summarily told that if they refused to be happy then, it would be impossible for them to ever be happy. As a result, people seemed happy for a while, but some people weren't happy with being happy, so they went off and did their own thing, thus ending the age of WCMEH.

Everyone's happy, but some people are happier than others
After several periods of unhappiness, it became clear that everyone can be happy, but some people are happier than others. As a result, the people who were really happy were separated from the people who were only somewhat happy. It was during this period that everyone became happy again, and some countries tried to make everyone realize how their respective forms of happiness were better than the other forms of happiness.

Modern
Today, in the modern age of the flying car and a world without cancer, everyone is happy with the realization that nobody will ever be happy (except for some people, of course). As a result, debates over certain topics generally reach a point where nobody is completely happy with the end result for any lasting period of time, but they figure, "it'll just have to do if anything is to ever get done around here."