Must be all the fascism

Housing crisis, 40-year out of date poverty level, a minimum wage that hasn't been increased in 15 years and that has had a continuously decreasing purchasing power for almost 60 years. Most expensive healthcare, rampant student loan debt, record-breaking corporate profits, a self-immolating middle class, etc. etc.

Honestly, it's hard to find much to be happy about here right now.

If you based it on the richest 10% of each country ... the US would probably end up in the top 3

However, if you based it on the bottom 90% ... the US probably wouldn't make it to the top 100

How was it ever so high?

What is there to be happy about?

TIL the US was ever in the 20 happiest countries list.

"The World Happiness Report and the Gallup/Meta social connectedness data show peak loneliness for younger Americans. It's widely recognized that social support and feelings of loneliness are influential factors in determining overall happiness, and these dynamics differ across various age groups," she said. "The quality of interpersonal relationships may impact the wellbeing of younger and older individuals in distinct ways."

I think it might have something to do with some young people not feeling connected to their communities. In my case, I grew up in a conservative Christian community but as I got older, I didn't want to be conservative or Christian. I left the only community I had and I haven't yet found another community to replace it. I don't think this is an entirely new phenomenon, but whereas in the past young people would move from conservative rural areas to more liberal urban areas, many urban areas today are prohibitively expensive, so that's not an option, at least not for as many young people. Many people are therefore without a community, left to feel lonely and alienated.

We have an election front runner who called this country a shithole and half of the people say they love him because he tells it like it is. So there you have it.

Wouldn’t this be the first time the 2024 world happiness report was published?

I corelate that with having to pay for multiple streaming service.

I'm more surprised this is the first time...

Israel is #5

Just wanna point out to the thread in general that this isn't just surveying a bunch of people asking "on a scale of 1-10 how happy are you?"

The World Happiness Report uses six factors as predictors of life evaluation: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and corruption.

Edit: the video linked actually doesn't make much mention of the survey mentioned in the headline.