I completely understand how the "someone else has it worse" argument is really dangerous and turtles infinitely to the point where everyone becomes a crybaby. I

I completely understand how the "someone else has it worse" argument is really dangerous and turtles infinitely to the point where everyone becomes a crybaby. I think your counter-argument is sound, but what is the middle ground we should be taking? I don't think it's proper to show zero compassion to those less fortunate (you can argue they created their own problems, but even then we all make mistakes), or to never be thankful of the good fortunes we have (since it would fuel the argument). Also, you could argue that none of us really do have a reason to be unhappy, but that ventures into an even bigger philosophical quagmire.