But which country comes first in happiness completely changes depending on how you measure.
  • pavnilschanda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    331·
    3 days ago

    The article may have a point. The internet is full of doomsayers and people who just want to provoke others because of how the online space is now built to attract as much attention as possible. Meanwhile in the meatspace, I had a nice discussion with people and they are focused on the here and now.

    • YungOnions@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      181·
      2 days ago

      You’re bang on. Bad news is addictive and people on Lemmy etc are hooked: https://www.ramsaymentalhealth.com.au/en/resources-support/addicted-to-bad-news/

      You only have to look at how people dog pile any positive news as being ‘out of touch’ or ‘ignorant’ to see how bad things have got. Hardly surprising, if all you’re seeing online is bad news that’s all you can imagine happening. Issue is ‘news’ sites prioritise bad news because it generates more engagement and so the cycle continues: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4

      That’s why it’s more important than ever to highlight the good news: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

      • pavnilschanda@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        3 days ago

        Have you considered the possibility that the internet was redesigned to pull your attraction towards many fronts that you get too distracted on focusing on what matters in your immediate surroundings?

        • ValenThyme@reddthat.comEnglish
          53·
          2 days ago

          here and now it’s the hottest summer of my life and they say it’s only going to get hotter, but nobody talks about the causes or solutions they just are happy they get a few extra days of sunshine, or complain about the damn power companies outages without talking about the ever increasing power demands caused by the same issue.

          I don’t want to be ‘that girl’ bringing everyone down so I keep the discussions online where others seem interested in discussing the issue

          • pavnilschanda@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            I live in a country that has experienced the hottest recorded weather while neighboring countries are literally experiencing heat stroke deaths. I don’t live in those countries, but fortunately where I live there are organizations that are focusing on incremental steps to change. And I mean incremental because change doesn’t happen overnight. How is it in your area? Do you have any local organizations that can help mitigate or further prevent the effects the climate crisis, no matter how small?

  • chagall@lemmy.worldEnglish
    301·
    3 days ago

    Plot twist: they only interviewed people in Scandinavian countries between the months of June and July.