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> It is as though Latin American countries had the wrong kind of happiness before 2020, says Mr Helliwell—a happiness sustained by people’s close social connect
by Phrodo_00 6y ago
> It is as though Latin American countries had the wrong kind of happiness before 2020, says Mr Helliwell—a happiness sustained by people’s close social connections, not by high levels of social trust.
Why is high social trust the 'correct' kind of happiness?
I'm willing to give leeway and interpret this as the wrong kind of happiness for the situation, though.
- alsetmusic 6y ago>> It is as though Latin American countries had the wrong kind of happiness before 2020, says Mr Helliwell—a happiness sustained by people’s close social connections, not by high levels of social trust. > Why is high social trust the 'correct' kind of happiness? The very next sentence in TFA grabbed my attention before seeing this question: > A global poll in 2019 found that only 52% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean thought a neighbour would return a wallet; just 41% thought a cop would. That is the lowest share of any region. If social trust is a major component to your happiness and you distrust ~50% of the community and have even less trust for the institutions said to protect society, that might be the “wrong” type / source of happiness for your given environment.
- oliv__ 6y agoGod forbid people have close social connections. Trust in the government and experts is all you need to be happy!
- zozbot234 6y agoIn a well-functioning society, lots of close social connections should build and engender high social trust. When this fails to occur, it implies that people are getting socially marginalized in some way and it's important to understand why.