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Deeply Unhappy Gen Z and Millennials Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking (gizmodo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by 1984@lemmy.today to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Absolutely. It's not their fault, it's just that they happen to grow up in late stage extreme capitalism.

The US is an extreme country where all that matters is company profits. Happiness is not needed. If people are sad, you replace them. It actually seems to be like that.

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

That’s why the captivity is so desirable and why it’s only going to get worse. Desperate people don’t have the luxury of caring if the job they take is going to be fulfilling or happy. They need the money more than any empathy or principles they have. If people are sad, you replace them because there’s crowds of desperate people that also quit their last job because it made them unhappy and now all their bills are 10-15% higher than they were before.