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I am skeptical of such claims despite the sophisticated vibe one may carry in their belief. It's natural for less economically prosperous jurisdictions outside
by mehrdada 5y ago
I am skeptical of such claims despite the sophisticated vibe one may carry in their belief. It's natural for less economically prosperous jurisdictions outside North America to try over-glorifying themselves with non-quantifiable metrics like "happiness" and claims like this to "feel good". There is also a certain "petty jealousy" targeted at the US lifestyle that I sensed in Europe for example. (To be clear, I am saying this as a non-American). The truth is probably to have more availability of both.
- Barrin92 5y agoit's not confined to less prosperous regions. Bankers in NY, London, Tokyo take public transit. In any city that is safe and dense you'll see plenty of professionals take public transport. Singapore has a car ownership rate of 10% and I wouldn't accuse them of petty jealousy. I don't think people are jealous of a lifestyle where you have to drive an hour to the next city and spend hours of your day behind a wheel. Nobody outside of the US envies that lifestyle
- mehrdada 5y agoIn which case one could more accurately substitute "dense" for "advanced". There is an implicit assumption that dense == advanced that may or may not be true.
- mohanmcgeek 5y ago"Economic prosperity" is just as non-quantifiable as happiness. GDP vs HDI It's commendable that these countries are setting meaningful goals than to simply chase empty GDP growth.