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Looking at technology, yes. They sort of gave up competing with US and China, and focus on regulation (eg, GDPR) But then “9 of the top 10 happiest nations are

Looking at technology, yes. They sort of gave up competing with US and China, and focus on regulation (eg, GDPR) But then “9 of the top 10 happiest nations are in Europe” [1]. That’s good news right? The question is how will this dynamic play out over next few decades. Is it necessary to lead in technology to remain peaceful and happy? [1] https://qz.com/1986996/europe-is-home-to-9-of-the-10-happiest-countries-in-the-world/ https://qz.com/1986996/europe-is-home-to-9-of-the-10-happies...

andi999 6y ago
The answer is yes. European happiness needs a certain level of prosperity. You only get that with competitive products on the world market. But some parts are still competitive.
andor 6y ago
According to Bloomberg's innovation index, 7 of the top 10 most innovative countries are also in Europe. https://www.statista.com/chart/19312/most-innovative-economies-in-the-world/ https://www.statista.com/chart/19312/most-innovative-economi...
- jimmyed 6y ago
  That article legit mentions Austria as one of the top 10 innovative countries in the WORLD. How can anyone take the ranking seriously?
  - brnt 6y ago
    Perhaps that is a sign you should be looking into methodology and be enlightened?
    - BitwiseFool 6y ago
      I can understand where this poster is coming from. I don't know of anything innovative coming out of Austria/Austrian companies.
  - mahkeiro 6y ago
    Because innovation is more than a couple of crappy software coming out of silicon valley...
- xiphias2 6y ago
  This is a joke. EU's relative GDP is decreasing, while China's is increasing and US is staying the same.
- mrDmrTmrJ 6y ago
  I'd be fascinated to see how the US states of California, Washington, Texas, and Massachusetts would score on that index.
jimmyed 6y ago
Bhutan is pretty happy too, whatever that means. It's feels like Europe has exhausted it's fuel and is now slowing down to a crawl while India and China are just getting started burning their gas. It's history in the making really.
nickik 6y ago
Happiness research is a total crap-shot. Depending on methodology you get totally different answers.
rsynnott 6y ago
Where was Pfizer-Biontec developed?

andi999 6y ago

The answer is yes. European happiness needs a certain level of prosperity. You only get that with competitive products on the world market. But some parts are still competitive.

andor 6y ago

According to Bloomberg's innovation index, 7 of the top 10 most innovative countries are also in Europe. https://www.statista.com/chart/19312/most-innovative-economies-in-the-world/ https://www.statista.com/chart/19312/most-innovative-economi...

jimmyed 6y ago
That article legit mentions Austria as one of the top 10 innovative countries in the WORLD. How can anyone take the ranking seriously?
- brnt 6y ago
  Perhaps that is a sign you should be looking into methodology and be enlightened?
  - BitwiseFool 6y ago
    I can understand where this poster is coming from. I don't know of anything innovative coming out of Austria/Austrian companies.
- mahkeiro 6y ago
  Because innovation is more than a couple of crappy software coming out of silicon valley...
xiphias2 6y ago
This is a joke. EU's relative GDP is decreasing, while China's is increasing and US is staying the same.
mrDmrTmrJ 6y ago
I'd be fascinated to see how the US states of California, Washington, Texas, and Massachusetts would score on that index.

jimmyed 6y ago

Bhutan is pretty happy too, whatever that means. It's feels like Europe has exhausted it's fuel and is now slowing down to a crawl while India and China are just getting started burning their gas. It's history in the making really.

nickik 6y ago

Happiness research is a total crap-shot. Depending on methodology you get totally different answers.

rsynnott 6y ago

Where was Pfizer-Biontec developed?