The world’s emotional status is actually pretty good, a new global report finds
The world’s emotional status is actually pretty good, a new global report finds
But which country comes first in happiness completely changes depending on how you measure.
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.
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/
Plot twist: they only interviewed people in Scandinavian countries between the months of June and July.
Report finds ignorance is bliss.
Sure
Doubt