Social scientists designing and conducting value-free scientific reports on human happiness is a sad business. But as if we need science to confirm what we can all see with our own lying eyes, a 2024 World Happiness Report finds America has fallen out of the top 20 happiest countries in the world. Most of the rest of the world seems to be coming to America regardless, so, in the spirit of Ben Franklin, maybe we should put up large signs at what we used to call a border, announcing: “You Won’t Be Happy Here!”
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Democratic democracy has taken a toll on America. So much so that even the newly imported democrats doubt they can exist long enough to vote for Joe. Seems the market can remain illogical longer than democrats can remain solvent. Just wait until they are cut off from the free money , free housing and free health care. Soon after democracy will erupt in to fire and brimstone not seen since the exit of the chosen from Egypt.
ReplyDeleteMy personal view on happiness is simplistic. It's laughed at, Pooh Poohed and rejected by 99.9% of people I offer it to, but here goes: We're all little pieces of fly shit floating on the great sea of humanity. So, trying to prove to yourself you're better than others by displaying big and bright plumage only results in short term, instant gratification happiness like a drug induced euphoria. Recognizing and accepting the fact that no one is any better than anyone else is the true path to a lifetime of happiness.
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ReplyDeleteOverall I'm pretty happy most of the time ...
ReplyDeleteI know slo joe didn't win the 2020 election and everything his illegitimate administration does is to bring down our republic but there's nothing I can personally do about it so Fuck Him and the trash supporting him.....
JD
True happiness is ammunition and firearms to shoot it out of, fine optics and night vision. Oh and a place to use all of this. Plus a wife that enjoys the same
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PS. Grandkids to share it with
I watch CNN 7*24. I am under a threat of right wing deplorable terrorists destroying the planet I live on. OF COURSE I am unhappy. I'll stay unhappy until CNN tells me to be happy. I'll be broke, I'll be miserable then, but if that is the type of happy CNN tells me to be happy about, then dang it, I'll be happy.
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