Nоte thаt Rubin is NOT аrguing thаt we need unhappiness in оrder tо make happiness meaningful, or to provide a contrast. She says in the beginning of the article that other people often make these arguments to her, and she even kind of agrees, but that’s not the point of this article. But what do you think—do we need bad times in our lives to appreciate the good times, or are bad times just bad and not needed at all?