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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Aug 27

    NYT can turn anything into bad news: In the world’s happiest countries, only 88% of the people are happy! Young people feel pressure to be happy!https://nyti.ms/2BLpk9h 

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      2. Frank Amari‏ @FrankAmari2 Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        The premise of their report: "The glass is only 88% full."

        2 replies 1 retweet 28 likes
      3. madeofmistake‏ @madeofmistak3 Aug 27
        Replying to @FrankAmari2 @sapinker

        And even worse every one is limited to 100% max.

        0 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
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      2. madeofmistake‏ @madeofmistak3 Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Even more shocking: half the people are below average!

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Jens H. Kruuse‏ @JensKruuse Aug 27
        Replying to @madeofmistak3 @sapinker

        That's actually quite possible. I suspect you meant below the median.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. madeofmistake‏ @madeofmistak3 Aug 27
        Replying to @JensKruuse @sapinker

        Yeah, yeah, I know. The thought went through my mind. Just thought I'd go with the normal way of stating the sentiment.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Jens H. Kruuse‏ @JensKruuse Aug 27
        Replying to @madeofmistak3 @sapinker

        You're still a winner because I just read a few of your strips and they are hilarious! So there!

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      6. madeofmistake‏ @madeofmistak3 Aug 27
        Replying to @JensKruuse @sapinker

        Thanks!

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      1. Karsten Lumbye‏ @karstenlumbye Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Thank you once again for perspective Professor @sapinker. Still a quite good happiness level even for those who are not as happy as the happiest. We continuously must improve happiness for all, and one way is to gather information, as #nordiccounsilofministers have done

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      1. Ryan Shaw‏ @ThatShawGuy Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        "Happiness Gap", what is this, Dr. Strangelove?

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      1. John Hans‏ @JohnHan52 Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        The primary endpoint of Western medias is equality, they don't have such an interest in reality of happiness.

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      2.  🦉 Wisdomination  🦉‏ @Supreme_Owl_FTW Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        The world's happiest countries conspiciously lead the world on antidepressant use.

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      3. Florian Winter‏ @FlorianWinter Aug 27
        Replying to @Supreme_Owl_FTW @sapinker

        The unhappiest people in the world can't afford or don't have access to antidepressants.

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      2. Stuart Rojstaczer‏ @StuartEtc Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        True: The NYT can turn anything into bad news. Also true: Steven Pinker can turn anything into good news.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. ‏ @JakeTheHuman28 Aug 28
        Replying to @StuartEtc @sapinker

        Pinker is following the data where it leads. The world needs more people who honestly follow data and less post-rationalization.

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      1. Staffan‏ @Paradigmian Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        If anything this article is painting a pretty picture. In the most recent national victimization study in Sweden (NTU) 14% of girls and women 16-24 said they had been the victim of a sexual crime in 2016. In 2012 it was below 4%. This correlates w immigration numbers.

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      2. Alexander Bendiksen‏ @AlexBendiksen Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        and as far as I can tell, you spin the numbers in your research as well;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjezHQ85DK0 …

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. ᵇᵃᵇʸ 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓  🔴‏ @babybloodmoon Aug 27
        Replying to @AlexBendiksen @sapinker

        Liar, where's the spin?

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      2. wallofDow‏ @Bestlookingcar1 Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Happiness is not a goal..it is the result of having goals.

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      1. ᵇᵃᵇʸ 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓  🔴‏ @babybloodmoon Aug 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is the most 1st world problem article ever 😂Only 88% happy!

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