Re:Why aren't smart people happier?
by naasking on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @11:01AM
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To claim that having kids makes you happier in the long-term requires comparing against the control group of childless adults. Last I checked, there was no appreciable difference in happiness between these groups in middle age.
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The study I read about claimed the opposite - in later stages of life, parents are happier than childless people.
From the data I've seen, the strongest predictors of happiness are maintaining strong social ties. Children are only one way to do that. I've seen no data suggesting having children specifically is associated with more happiness at any stage of life.