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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: 0.219s | source
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brap ◴[25 Sep 25 22:20 UTC] No.45379950[source]▶
For some grounding, I would like to see how many US citizens migrate to those happy countries vs how many happy citizens migrate to the US.

Actions speak louder.

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BobbyJo ◴[25 Sep 25 22:23 UTC] No.45379993[source]▶
Almost no one from North Korea emigrates to the US. Conclusion: North Koreans are very happy.
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brap ◴[25 Sep 25 22:38 UTC] No.45380146[source]▶
No need for the snark, it’s very obviously a flawed heuristic which can obviously be improved with some adjustments. But this isn’t meant to be a research proposal. It was a simple example meant to illustrate a simple point.

Point being, some people like to whine even when they know damn well 99% of the world would happily trade places with them, and for very good reasons.

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1. BobbyJo ◴[25 Sep 25 22:47 UTC] No.45380242[source]▶
Wasn't intending snark. I figured it was a goofy way to point out the flaw in your implicit position that emigration data would be more meaningful than the survey. It still might be, it would just depend a lot more on laws and the marketing of economic opportunities than happiness IMO.

> Point being, some people like to whine even when they know damn well 99% of the world would happily trade places with them, and for very good reasons.

Well yeah, but this is an broad survey, not people whining.