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U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report

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219 points surprisetalk | 2 comments | 25 Sep 25 20:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.578s | source
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dang ◴[25 Sep 25 22:05 UTC] No.45379783[source]▶
I believe that these self-reported surveys are partly testing the cultural acceptability of complaining—that is, the more unacceptable it is to complain, the happier one comes out in the scoring. How well that corresponds to 'actual' happiness is, of course, a different question.

I base this on experience with some of the 'happy' cultures on the list. However, I would be interested in knowing whether HN members from Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and the Netherlands (to name the top 5) agree with this concept or not.

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Herring ◴[25 Sep 25 22:26 UTC] No.45380021[source]▶
Yes it has nothing to do with healthcare, education, work-life balance etc. Must be something else.
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1. timeon ◴[25 Sep 25 22:30 UTC] No.45380073[source]▶
and commuting, not sure if nerd-snipping with Waymo is going to help here.
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2. falcor84 ◴[25 Sep 25 22:43 UTC] No.45380200[source]▶
How does nerd-sniping with Waymo work? Is it about nerd-sniping a person so they get hit by a Waymo, or is it about nerd-sniping the Waymo itself, distracting it before having a human hit it?

D'oh, I think I got nerd-sniped there for a second.