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How is your part of the world doing?
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We don't have wars, famine, US-level political crazy news and very few poor people. We have fairly good social services/welfare, free/paid education, good equality and freedom. On paper it's kind of a fairytale country.
And yet people complain a lot. Mostly about 1st world problems like expensive cars, increasing mental health issues and too many immigrants though.
But despite things looking pretty ideal compared to many other countries I have noticed that many people seem sort of disconnected from themselves and people around them. I would say there's a sense of impending doom and an existential crisis lurking just beneeth the surface. I did not see that 30 years ago.
This seems like almost an example of a population in a behavioral sink. I don't know if this as been shown to be true in humans but it definitely has some of the characteristics of one....
Interesting, maybe it shows that welbeing is not sufficient for a good life. People strive for struggle and progress. Even in hardship, in war, they may feel uninited, fulfilled, and motivated. It just would be better if this drive was not expressed in physical violence.