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Are we really more unhappy? Or is it more that we don't know what happiness is nowadays?

• jibal 1y ago
  Answer to first question: "every meaningful metric reflects this same picture - self reported happiness levels, mental health medication prescription rates, suicide rates at all ages, number of self reported close relationships, birth rates. Anything you can think of as a proxy for whether people are enjoying life is either stagnant or down." Answer to second question: No.
  • jaggs 1y ago
    The key bit there is 'self reported'. The second question - your opinion is important.
  • jibal 1y ago
    P.S. Note that "self reported happiness levels, mental health medication prescription rates, suicide rates at all ages, number of self reported close relationships, birth rates" lists 5 measures, only 2 of which are self reported. And how else could they be measured? The point is that the evidence shows that happiness levels have declined. Talk about "your opinion" is ... ironic.