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U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report

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219 points surprisetalk | 4 comments | 25 Sep 25 20:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.439s | source
1. bigtex88 ◴[25 Sep 25 21:40 UTC] No.45379491[source]▶
Everything is expensive, our president is the dumbest person to ever live, we're constantly at threat of random shootings, and did I mention everything is expensive?
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2. ajmurmann ◴[25 Sep 25 21:57 UTC] No.45379698[source]▶
People in Mexico are much poorer and the country has huge crime and corruption problems. Just the disappeared people and especially women alone are massively concerning and likely worse per capita than US school shootings. Yet somehow they are happier there.
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3. reaperducer ◴[25 Sep 25 22:21 UTC] No.45379972[source]▶
People on the internet said the same things about W, and thought things couldn't get worse.

Oops.

4. radpanda ◴[25 Sep 25 23:04 UTC] No.45380425[source]▶
I think it’s about momentum. The perception is that the US is in some ways getting worse and Mexico is getting better.

Who is better off, the software engineer who lost her $250k job and had to settle for a new job that pays $150k, or the teacher who found a new job and got a raise from $50k to $70k? The software engineer might be better off while simultaneously less happy about their situation.