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Yeah, when people try to bring these "X country is happier than Y" studies into conversations, I always tell them: the only thing those studies capture is how w
by jacobgkau 1y ago
Yeah, when people try to bring these "X country is happier than Y" studies into conversations, I always tell them: the only thing those studies capture is how well the population's been trained to report that they're happy.
- notarobot123 1y agoThe training goes the other way in the US. Politicians, advertisers and the media all have a stake in telling you how unhappy you should be and it's surprisingly effective.