UN-commissioned study in UK, US, Ireland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand finds satisfaction rises with age

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  • HowAbt2morrow@futurology.todayEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I don’t remember the word “happy” being relevant when I was teen - late 80s to early 90s - or expecting that hormone driven period to even be that interesting. I understand that my generation had more opportunities to “prosper” but I had to leave my house at 18 yo no question so I also had no choice but to get to it.

    • Hazelnoot [she/her]@beehaw.orgEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      This isn’t just about teens - the article shows that every age under 45 is less happy, and - excluding a brief bump in the late 20s - people just keep getting unhappy as they get older. There’s no “it gets better” age to look forward to.

      • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        I’m 45, and never had any financial stability. Sure, journalism wasn’t the best field to get into, but I’ve been laid off so many times in the middle of a lease that I had to drain my 401(k)s each time I had anything saved up. Society is a scam.

      • sfera@beehaw.org
        2·
        2 days ago

        Actually, things seem to get better with age, just not as they seemed to be before:

        Whereas happiness was once considered to follow a U-shape – with a relatively carefree youth, a tougher middle age and a more comfortable later life – the experts in wellbeing say our satisfaction now rises steadily with age instead.