Hey @jwolf,
Just wanted to say I love the fact that you brought in some neuroscience to talk about the pointlessness of complaining about something that is quite logical. I'm new to this community, but I recently wrote an article that deals specifically with what you're talking about, so I thought I'd add it here in case anyone else in the community wants to dig deeper into this science behind what you're talking about:
https://steemit.com/stress/@cyborgmystic/the-science-of-happiness-why-complaining-is-literally-killing-you