Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past
by dilap on Sunday January 22, 2023 @04:18PM
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Interesting, thanks.
It looks like over the last 20 years Japan has made a lot of progress on suicide, and the USA, sadly, has been going the wrong direction -- and they've recently crossed over.
So both USA and Japan are higher than the European average, and much higher than an (apparently) happy European country, like Italy.
I do think my broader point stands, which is maybe the things we think makes a country nice aren't necessarily the things that will make people feel happy and satisifed.
It looks like over the last 20 years Japan has made a lot of progress on suicide, and the USA, sadly, has been going the wrong direction -- and they've recently crossed over.
So both USA and Japan are higher than the European average, and much higher than an (apparently) happy European country, like Italy.
I do think my broader point stands, which is maybe the things we think makes a country nice aren't necessarily the things that will make people feel happy and satisifed.