Goodness

I believe it is important to begin by saying that few things in life are certain. One of the least certain of these is what makes something "good".

When we are forced to choose between two things, we want to make the "better choice". For example, if I were to offer you a choice between five dollars and one dollar, you would probably pick the five dollars. Five dollars is certainly MORE than one dollar, and so you make the association more=better, and base your choice on that information. Things can get complicated quickly. If I offer you an apple or an orange, your choice will be based on your preconceived preferences, and not an objective factor. Someone who likes apples would say they are "better", but the same could be said about oranges by an orange lover. Both are perfectly acceptable. Certain aspects of the choice are inarguable. If I said Oranges have more vitamin C than apples do, and if you want to know which you should eat to get more vitamin C, then oranges become the "better" answer.

So WHY DOES THIS MATTER? and IS THIS PERSON OBSESSED WITH FRUIT?

This matters because we make a lot of assumptions in our lives related to whether or not something is "good or bad"; most of the time these are labeled good or bad, because of our personal preferences, and not an intrinsic attribute.
I may believe that life is better for Modern Americans than it was for Ancient Greeks. This could be based on my personal preferences for electricity, television, pizza, etc. As opposed to any actual knowledge or understanding. If we were trying to look at “Quality of life” objectively, we would have a lot of things to consider. One thing we would be inclined to look at would be life span. This is often used to determine “quality of life”, but is, in my opinion, rarely valid. If someone lived 30 years and was happy every day opposed to someone living 100 years and was miserable everyday, I think most would agree that the one who lived 30 years had a better life. Which means the only “real” measurement of if people were better off or not is whether or not they are “happier”, and happiness is 100% subjective. You cannot buy it or measure it objectively. Your measure of happiness depends 100% on how happy you think you are. In other words, if you want to know what your quality of life is you have to ask yourself “What is my quality of life?”, and whatever you answer is the answer.

And I am not obsessed with fruit.