Current statistics seem to suggest that around 82% of people in the US are satisfied with their lives [0]. I wouldn't be surprised if these numbers are inflate

Current statistics seem to suggest that around 82% of people in the US are satisfied with their lives [0]. I wouldn't be surprised if these numbers are inflated, but it's way more than 2%. Actually US mean satisfaction is higher than most places in Europe [2]. I don't doubt that social isolation and culture are a problem, but it's nothing compared to extreme poverty and not being safe. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/happiness-cantril-ladder https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/happiness-cantril-ladder [2] https://thehill.com/homenews/news/537118-americans-personal-satisfaction-drops-from-2020-record-gallup https://thehill.com/homenews/news/537118-americans-personal-...