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Fair enough; mentioning it in passing is not completely ignoring it. Yet a realistic headline would have best been: "For happiness, your country is more import
by danielharan 13y ago
Fair 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.