Why aren't Americans happier?

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And the Bible belt... again... seems like the shittiest

exitseven · Accepted Answer

A lot of the country has been decimated by shipping entire industries overseas. Where once most people were able to have a decent standard of living now whole counties live on the edge of poverty. Drugs and hopelessness are the result.

DrPepper12 · Accepted Answer

Religion, ignorance and poverty aren't a fantastical ticket to joy? Who knew? Lookin at you South!

just_a_potato · Answer

Everyone is miserable, things are expensive, and no one has the time to conjugate together like they did a couple decades ago. Libraries are practically empty, no one barely goes out to see movies anymore, children don't play on playgrounds anymore (at least not in densely populated areas). This is because no one really fights for Americans, contrary to what politicians want you to believe. None of them care about us, they don't even care for the white extremists they so desperately cater to. Only everyday Americans care about Americans, and everyone's too stuck on their phones or compliant to band together and make a change in their communities. That's why America is so unhappy. There is no love or community.

purplepoppy · Answer

It's hard to be happy when you're spreading hate. Your entire culture seems to centre around campaigning against the existence of one group or another. When your constantly being bombarded with hate memes and social media posts it's going to damage your mental health.

MisterWack · Answer

I don’t trust this. WalletHub is designed to help consumers make the best financial decisions and is ‘free’ much like the Honey situation we have to wonder is there a hidden profit motive that comes at the cost of the consumers for one.

For two, this is 2024 not the end of 2024. So how did this ‘happiness’ shift over time or did it not shift at all? I can’t tell from this still image.

If this chart showed ‘unhappiness’ in the blue states, I’m 99.9% certain a lot of right wingers would use this for political points and I’m not about that since this is ludicrous & baseless, all we have to go on is a corporate entity with a profit motive that labels happiness through ideal weather, life expectancy, and hours worked.

Now, I’m not saying ‘Bible Belt’ doesn’t have sh*tty qualities of course though what I am saying is this is really unreliable and simply just to score points.

NaultD · Answer

Usa has a lockdown understand of possitive freedom. Zero respect for negative freedom.

We see the upheaval in healthcare insurance ceo getting only thr smallest of violins play for him. People naturally recognize getting rob by insurance healthcare but all alternatives roads lead to single payer. Which a lot of conservatives greit there teeth a single cent is helping any one else.

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

I'm sure you'll tell me how Biden made it better and how Trump made it worse.

I'm talking to a product of Racial Madcow from a NPC network fake news agency and nothing I say will mean a damn anyways.

So yeah, why aren't we happier?

People just like you voted our jobs overseas and raped our housing markets. You're making us so glad you exist... vote democrat.

And by the way I'm no Trump fan... it's just less bad than what you seem to want. I'm sure Kamala would've fixed everything. Not.

ManOnFire · Answer

The South is full of poverty, I wouldn't expect them to be happy. Some of their own governors think they should be poor.

In general Americans are not the happiest people because we are overstimulated and stay focused on trying to "get that bag," aspiring to be rich and live like celebrities, and then we complain about our mental health because we spend too much time on social media wishing to do or be like all the "influencers."

Anonymous · Answer

How happy can californians really be? There's mass homelessness, mass crime, high property taxes, water shortages, high taxes, low pay, low employment and a yearly exodus of people for neighbouring states.

Then there's the fact that African Americans are leaving Northern States for the old southern states.

This map reads like liberal propaganda. Nobody trusts studies, statistics, surveys, polls etc anymore because they are propagate false information.

Crazzyyworld · Answer

Money is the biggest problem. China took over business and they are selling things to the us. Naturally American have less money in their pockets. And things aren’t cheap anymore. Gas used to be 1 dollar in old days. Now it’s triple. Electric cars are so expensive. There are too many latinos coming into the city illegally. It makes feel like legally people have less right than illegal people. And ugly people all over the world is coming into us. America used to be cute. Also Chinese restaurant made everybody fat. They had to overfeed Americans so that they can make more $. Entertainment business is not glamours anymore. It’s full of whores and pimps and gigolos that it’s dispise? Am I right?

summiter · Answer

This is not ment to be political so please no "hate" replies. But it seems like the deep south and some coal states that all are red in nature are not happy. I just wish people can respect political differences, it seems like it has gotten so much worse since around the 2016 elections. Life is short and we need to take care of each other and show some mutual respect.

RavVid · Answer

Women's happiness has decreased steadily whilst men's happiness has increased which is interesting. Women's happiness appears to depend on how much their life looks like what they are told it should.

There is quite a long data series on this dating back to 1958. That is not to say the questions & methodology have been consistent and long term trends might be influenced by that.

Money does make you happy is a pretty strong signal.

Anonymous · Answer

Americans are repeatedly told that they are victims. People who live with a victim mentality are rarely happy.

Anonymous · Answer

No sense of culture or community. The least happy spots on that map are also the highest black American population, which is a good example of a community with no sense of culture or community.

Our rulers put us to war against each other anyway, so we'll never have social cohesion again. They can't even pull another 9/11 to unite us again. Things will just slowly get worse as the empire falls apart.

MysteriousDarkness · Answer

WalletHub is about helping with finances and credit scores so why are they trying to score happiness. Basing happiness on weather, life expectancy, number of hours worked is not enough info. What about crime rates, environment, entertainment, type of jobs, schools etc. What I am trying to get at is there is too much to look at to beable to score happiness.

Anonymous · Answer

Happy Americans are Americans that get what they want not what they need.

Avicenna · Answer

As usual, the idiot who never leaves the house can’t interpret any data.  Last I looked, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina were part of the Bible Belt.

NicholasRedone · Answer

LA doesn't surprise me and I ain't referring to California lol - Louisiana seems like just, a boring place to me if I was American or not

NathanDavis · Answer

if this poll was polled during the hot summer months... that could explain why

blueonblack22 · Answer

This is a very complex question. And trying to quickly assume that a state’s political leanings is the reason why is a quite stretch.

Sevenpointfive · Answer

and why do you think the bible belt is doing shitty? who do we know that hates jesus and would want to make these people unhappy? yeah...

blackeagle007 · Answer

It’s like this around the world. Too much craziness. Anti depressants are on the rise in record #s

Snakeyes7 · Answer

Why is number of hours worked a part of the happiness scale. You know people can voluntarily work overtime right?

Anonymous · Answer

Trumpism.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Unless you're a cisgender, rich straight white male, why WOULD you be happy in the "good" ol' USA?

msc545 · Answer

Why would or should we be happy given all the inequality and racism and corruption?

Anonymous · Answer

What a sad existence when your happiness comes from stirring the pot.

Anonymous · Answer

happiness can't be measured. this graph is stupid

Anonymous · Answer

After the last four years, it should be obvious why Americans are not happier.

Jerre · Answer

Probably because we have a jerk, a nobody for President!

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

America is a great country to live in but highly stressful if you don't make enough money.

MemeSupreme · Answer

our lives are brain rot and dystopian

Dongie · Answer

The map by lefty liberals Rus.

es20490446e · Answer

Wrong definitions of success and meaning.

Staximus · Answer

This thing is total bullshit.

noohair · Answer

I am happy and content. It takes time...

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