Posted on 03/20/2024 4:11:39 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
In a gaping disparity, Americans over 60 are some of the world’s happiest, while those under 30 are among the most miserable in the developed world.
Happiness is a relative concept, but an annual index that tracks it in countries around the world has found that the United States and some Western European countries are falling in overall well-being because younger people are feeling less and less happy.
“We had picked up in recent years from scattered sources of data that child and youth well-being, particularly so in the United States, had seen a drop,” said Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, professor of economics and behavioral science at Oxford, who is one of the editors of the report.
When it comes to the tanking youth happiness in the U.S., De Neve said there is not a single smoking gun, but it is likely due to a combination of many factors ranging from political polarization to overuse of social media to uncertainty about the future and growing economic inequality between generations, with people under 30 struggling to get onto the real estate ladder.
“It’s a very complex time for youth, with lots of pressures and a lot of demands for their attention,” he added.
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Americans over 60… a.k.a. Boomers, a.k.a. former Hippies.
Only if it’s on Tik Tok
Woke is insane...and insane ain’t a state of happiness.
that’s awesome...
They need to be taken out of gov. schools, to have their phones taken away from them, to eat better and play outdoors more, and to not be jabbed 72 times—starting when they first come out of the womb.
For us all—
Dear FRiends, Our fundraiser is way behind. Chris-
Let us finish this.
It’s Pursuit of Happiness”, not Guarantee of Happiness.
The ball’s in our court, folks.
I hardly ever see kids outside anymore. I know they’re there because I see them at the bus stop. Their parents pick them up even if they only have to walk up a driveway. A friend told me that’s because the driver won’t let the kids get off if there’s no one to meet them. I’m hoping that’s just a local thing. My buddy’s wife set up a rotation so there was always an adult waiting. In my generation a lot of us were latchkey kids and the adults were off working when we got home.
We’re lucky we weren’t born any later than we were. Ideally, I’d have arrived 30 years earlier.
Children are being raised in schools to think like victims. Gender dysphoria and homosexuality are being promoted by pervert teachers. They don’t need to be fired, they need to be jailed. Liberals and Democrats are sick, perverted people to do this to children.
I was lucky enough to see America’s golden age. I’d say it lasted from 1945 to 1973. It’s been down hill since.
That’s right. In addition, public schools need to be abolished and homeschooling needs to increase.
They also need both mothers and fathers to be present in their lives.
FU dick head....
Go stick your head in a hole.
Yeah, there’s nothing in the Constitution saying government should run the schools, and teach young people. That’s a recipe for disaster.
Sounds about right, though I wasn’t around for most of that peak time.
What a concept!
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