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It's just another click-bait title. "Surprisingly"? To whom? Are these the results of a study? An internet survey? Who knows, better click it!
by anothergoogler 9y ago
It'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 9y 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)