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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: 0s | source
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stickfigure ◴[25 Sep 25 21:52 UTC] No.45379631[source]▶
This has all the scientific rigor of a "which Disney princess are you?" quiz.
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smt88 ◴[25 Sep 25 22:29 UTC] No.45380067[source]▶
How would you prefer they change it?

Happiness can be studied in a lot of ways, and none of them is complete or accurate. Momentary happiness is possible in a miserable life and vice versa.

I suspect this survey does tell us something over time, if methodology is stable.

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1. stickfigure ◴[26 Sep 25 00:07 UTC] No.45380953[source]▶
I don't think this survey tells us anything at all. Happiness is hard to define, personal, and capricious. It's better to not have studies than to have pretend science that people mistake for real science.