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I have a lot of issues with that study and that article, but I can put them aside. I did not argue that we are happy, or that we are free -- that's a separate debate. I do think, however, that freedom (in a grand sense) is the path to happiness (in the abstract).
Happiness is probably a chemical state a balance triggered by things like the perception of freedom and choice. IE having food shelter positive social experiences and psychological well being. I think happiness isn't so much a goal as a side effect or something like the opposite of a stressed state.