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Young Japanese are surprisingly content They are less so when they think about the future That subtitle completely changes the context of this article.
by robotsquidward 8y ago
Young Japanese are surprisingly content
They are less so when they think about the future
That subtitle completely changes the context of this article.
- anothergoogler 8y agoIt's just another click-bait title. "Surprisingly"? To whom? Are these the results of a study? An internet survey? Who knows, better click it!
- FabHK 8y agoIt's been well known that the country has been plagued by decades of malaise [1], and people have long been less happy than people in other countries (as noted in the article). The surprising news is that there's a significant uptick in reported contentedness now. You can accuse The Economist of headlines that are too witty by half frequently, but not of click-bait. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Decade_(Japan) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Decade_(Japan)