Re:Koreans react to startling results in Pew "what makes lif...
by armchairhacker on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:36PM
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Current statistics seem to suggest that around 82% of people in the US are satisfied with their lives [0].
I wouldn't be surprised if these numbers are inflated, but it's way more than 2%.
Actually US mean satisfaction is higher than most places in Europe [2]. I don't doubt that social isolation and culture are a problem, but it's nothing compared to extreme poverty and not being safe.
I wouldn't be surprised if these numbers are inflated, but it's way more than 2%.
Actually US mean satisfaction is higher than most places in Europe [2]. I don't doubt that social isolation and culture are a problem, but it's nothing compared to extreme poverty and not being safe.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/happiness-cantril-ladder [2] https://thehill.com/homenews/news/537118-americans-personal-...