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Originally Posted by City of Rain
youre saying that everyone should be poor because then we'd be happier..
or are you saying that those countries at the top of the list dont need to change, cause apparently theyre already perfect as they are?
the reason why we're not happy is because we're rich and want more. this is really immoral and greed is the only reason why we're less happy than them. in reality, we're far better off than them and this is all pretty illogical.
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I am neither saying people would be happier if they were poor nor I am also saying Nordic countries are perfect. In fact I am arguing against the latter in my position that Nordic countries
Should Not necessarily be viewed as a model for the rest of the world.
I am saying this any only this...
What determines high quality of life is largely a matter of opinion and there are any number of possible viewpoints that are equally valid as a matter of opinion.
That is it. All the rest is highlighting different valid view points other then GDP/HDI/Gini standard of living quantitative measurements.
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