No question we have it better. But we are so preoccupied with all thats wrong

Apr 26, 2017
4:23:38pm

YouPuntYouDye Redshirt Freshman

that I don't think we are happier. I think people from 100 years ago would call us a bunch of spoiled brats and would be appalled at how unhappy we are (speaking of us as society).

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YouPuntYouDye

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POLL: Society is happier now than it was 100 years ago

TNT

4/26/17 4:16pm

100 years ago it was World War I and the beginning of the worldwide flu pandemic

Indy Coug

4/26/17 4:20pm

Medical wise not sure how you could make a counter argument

TNT

4/26/17 4:21pm

less obesity

monkeycowboy

4/26/17 4:21pm

That would seemingly be true

TNT

4/26/17 4:21pm

Also keep in mind Totinos and Pinball didnt exist 100 years ago. Im kind of

monkeycowboy

4/26/17 4:23pm

Pinball did exist 100 years ago

TNT

4/26/17 4:24pm

Fat people are happier than starving people.

JAGA97

4/26/17 4:22pm

Except for when the starving people start eating the fat people

Indy Coug

4/26/17 4:23pm

BM Bluefrog

TNT

4/26/17 4:23pm

No question we have it better. But we are so preoccupied with all thats wrong

YouPuntYouDye

4/26/17 4:23pm

Good point

TNT

4/26/17 4:25pm

While I believe that happy is a relative state....look what we have vs them

Nat Gas Man

4/26/17 4:32pm

Take dentristy off the list (highly masochistic) and TNT agrees with the rest

TNT

4/26/17 4:35pm

edited just for you my friend

Nat Gas Man

4/26/17 4:40pm

We definitely have more stuff, and access to stuff, but happiness doesn't

Jay Rick

4/26/17 4:51pm

Happiness peaked in the 50's post world war 2 when the economy boomed and

Cougarfan777

4/26/17 6:33pm

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