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It cites a 2025 report showing declining well-being in wealthy countries, linked to early smartphone use and weakened family bonds.","whyItMatters":"The movement directly challenges the assumption that technological convenience and economic growth increase human happiness, proposing a structural rethinking of values as AI integration accelerates.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSociologist Shinji Miyadai and Lyapunov Inc. announced the launch of SISYPHUS, a social movement that reexamines what it means to be human as AI reshapes society. The project cites the Sapien Labs Global Mind Health in 2025 Report, which measured subjective well-being across 85 countries and found that economically wealthy nations show declining happiness, especially among younger people. Key factors identified include early smartphone ownership, weakening family bonds, loss of spirituality, and prevalence of ultra-processed foods.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyapunov Inc., led by physician Aki Tominaga, provides assessment services based on the Free Energy Principle in neuroscience. Miyadai, who published Miyadai-style Anthropology in March 2026, argues from a cultural absolutist position that only intense passion gives human life meaning. The movement also involves experimental temple monk Ryugen Matsunami. SISYPHUS aims to shift the definition of happiness from getting what you want to a form rooted in respect and gratitude.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SISYPHUS draws on neuroscience, sociology, and religious studies to question whether AI progress improves human well-being, citing a 2025 report on declining happiness in wealthy countries.","twitterPost":"SISYPHUS uses neuroscience, sociology, and religious studies to ask if AI progress actually reduces human well-being.","threadsPost":"SISYPHUS is a social movement, not a tech product. Shinji Miyadai and Lyapunov Inc. are building it on neuroscience, sociology, and religious studies. Their starting point is a 2025 report showing that wealthy countries are getting less happy as AI advances.","newsletterBlurb":"Sociologist Shinji Miyadai and Lyapunov Inc. have launched SISYPHUS, a social movement that reexamines human happiness as AI advances. 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