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minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down32·9 months agoYet it remains one of the happiest countries in the world. I’m not saying we don’t have our problems, because we clearly do, but the idea that the country is a “shit hole” is just baseless nonsense.
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·9 months agohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/03/20/us-world-happiness-report-youth/
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·9 months agoAnd it’s still happier than nearly 90% of the world. To me, that’s one of the happiest in the world. Where do you draw the line?
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoI don’t care where it stands in relation to other countries. The problem is that happiness is decreasing at an alarming rate.
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·9 months agoWell, I was responding to a claim that the US is a “disgusting shit hole” not that our happiness is dropping.
minus-squarePoopSpiderman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoBowing down to the wealthiest people is what makes it a shithole. America sold its self respect to give the rich more tax breaks.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-29 months agoA drunk man can be happier than a sober one, but that’s not much to brag about.
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoWho’s bragging? Certainly not me. I just challenged the nonsensical claim.
Yet it remains one of the happiest countries in the world. I’m not saying we don’t have our problems, because we clearly do, but the idea that the country is a “shit hole” is just baseless nonsense.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/03/20/us-world-happiness-report-youth/
And it’s still happier than nearly 90% of the world. To me, that’s one of the happiest in the world. Where do you draw the line?
I don’t care where it stands in relation to other countries. The problem is that happiness is decreasing at an alarming rate.
Well, I was responding to a claim that the US is a “disgusting shit hole” not that our happiness is dropping.
Bowing down to the wealthiest people is what makes it a shithole. America sold its self respect to give the rich more tax breaks.
A drunk man can be happier than a sober one, but that’s not much to brag about.
Who’s bragging? Certainly not me. I just challenged the nonsensical claim.