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"But leave it to the economist to find that money makes you happy while ignoring that some countries seem much happier." From the article: "Though some countri
by edanm 13y ago
"But leave it to the economist to find that money makes you happy while ignoring that some countries seem much happier."
From the article: "Though some countries seem happier than others, people everywhere report more satisfaction as they grow richer."
So I wouldn't say they ignored it, it's pretty explictly mentioned AND talked about in the same sentence that they say that satisfaction scales with income.
- danielharan 13y agoFair enough; mentioning it in passing is not completely ignoring it. Yet a realistic headline would have best been: "For happiness, your country is more important than your income". It seems to me that any intellectually honest and curious person looking at the data - instead of trying to prove their pet theory - would immediately remark on that most salient feature.
- edanm 13y agoI think you misunderstand the context of the article. It's not "here's interesting information about wealth vs. happiness". It's "remember that theory about wealth and happiness that is generally accepted as true by everyone? Well, guess what, it's wrong". Which is a lot more interesting/important than the other questions the article raises, although they are of course also important.