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U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report

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219 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 25 Sep 25 20:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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pnw ◴[25 Sep 25 21:46 UTC] No.45379551[source]▶
Aren't the Nordic countries listed at the top also the highest consumers of anti-depressants? I only know this because having travelled to the Copenhagen airport many times with Danish colleagues, one of them mentioned it when we saw the inevitable "Welcome to the happiest country on Earth" posters.
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1. MangoToupe ◴[25 Sep 25 21:50 UTC] No.45379601[source]▶
Putting aside the silliness of trying to quantify happiness, that could just as easily be a marker of wealth or western fascination with chemicals. I've visited extremely poor countries & from what I can tell, antidepressants aren't going to make a dent in many if not most issues humans face.