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That's not true though if you look at at global "happiness" studies, it's not the countries with the highest individual material wealth which typically come out
by cycomanic 4y ago
That's not true though if you look at at global "happiness" studies, it's not the countries with the highest individual material wealth which typically come out on top, but the countries with the least wealth inequality, usually the Scandinavian countries.
- nindalf 4y agoThat’s pretty much what I said. People are comparing themselves with those around them. If they’re about equal, they’re happy. If the society has high inequality, they’re unhappy. The absolute level of what they have is irrelevant, which is weird. You’d think that a person who doesn’t have to worry about food, clothing, shelter, entertainment and social connections would just be objectively happy. But no, the existence of many rich people makes them feel worse. This isn’t good or bad. It’s just the way humans are.