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Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by miketery on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:04PM (#32414261)
These debates always devolve into people pointing at outliers.

Simply compare the two curves. Those with children vs those without.

Your comment stands if you look at outliers, GP stands if you take the curves.

Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by adave on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:18PM (#32419124)
Its not a mathematical problem that you just compare the curves, some problems are hard and cannot be generalized.

And you are adding other factors if you think people who do not want kids are somehow the outliers. Same as if people wanted kids might be if you actually looked closely, for most people its not a very well thought out choice.

Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by pauldenton on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @01:12PM (#32415380)
Does the experience of the Outlier not matter because it is not the regular experience?
Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by MrRiddle on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @03:30PM (#32417246)
If we take outliers into the account, then any statement ever regarding human behavior would be false.
Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by mcguire on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @04:36PM (#32418054)
Any general statement.

Would that be bad? How?

Re:Why aren't smart people happier? by shafyy on Thursday August 11, 2022 @03:09AM (#32422466)
So you're saying that people who don't want children in fact should have children to be happier? What a presumptuous thing to say.