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Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.

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[–] shani66@ani.social 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

The true surprise is that we were ever that high up. Did they only survey the richest people? Were previous generations too stupid to understand their situation? Is the rest of the world literally hell?

[–] zout@fedia.io 14 points 8 months ago

Israel is also high up, currently ranking number 6. You can guess who weren't interviewed there.

[–] taanegl@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

National narcissism is a real trip, for any nation. But, once objective reality hits like a freight train...

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Is the rest of the world literally hell?

Comparatively, yes. Life outside of 1st world nations is brutal.