Are you happy today? How are you feeling? Do you enjoy your life? Do these questions even matter? Well, according to the the newly released "World Happiness Report 2017", these questions matter a lot economically. This world happiness report is based on surveying 1,000 countries in 150 countries who are to rate their happiness levels on a scale of zero to ten. The goal of these surveys is "to redefine the growth narrative to put people's well-being at the center of government's efforts". Surprisingly, the results of the happiest countries like Norway, Switzerland, and Denmark, have been more slow to grow than the world in general. Comparing this to the U.S, we don't exactly look like the cheeriest people out there. To be fair, comparing us to economically and population-wise small countries such as these isn't a fair enough fight to bash us unhappy Americans. Even as different as we are in size, our economies are fairly similar. This new way of determining which countries are flourishing by broad surveys on how happy someone feels today is not only giving false ideas, but its teaching us that economic growth is just about attaining more and better things. It's also about how rising prosperity can create a deeper and more flourishing life for the future.
Economic growth may not be sufficient to creating a better world for more people, but it sure seems necessary."
Economic growth may not be sufficient to creating a better world for more people, but it sure seems necessary."
10/10 would read again. like very much. good comparison to other countries and explaining 'happiness.' your profile pic is pretty dope too.
ReplyDeletePretty good. Expand a little and if you add a lil spice this spaghetti of a blog can be great....again.
ReplyDeleteNice questioning the credibility of the report. I agree it's illogical to compare the U.S. to smaller places
ReplyDeleteVery short. Understandable but short.
ReplyDeleteshort but you explained everything well. My constructive criticism would be add pictures and do outside research. Overall well written
ReplyDeleteokay your a really good writer i wanted to jkeep reading... but there was no more... good job... i like how you phrase stuff... make longer next time
ReplyDeletegot aliitle distracted while reading this by your fire profile pic tbh. I think you asked some really good questions and i completely understand why it was short
ReplyDeleteI feel like it is a great summarize maybe a little more about your own opinion on it
ReplyDeleteDefinitely too short. I felt like you were just getting started and then were cut short by the time restraint. This is why in-class blogs are a bad idea.
ReplyDelete"surveying 1,000 countries in 150 countries" what...anyways good. maybe explain more why you disagree with the happiness report thingy
ReplyDelete300 words??? This a good start, I know it was an in-class blog. Your interjection and conclusion at the end is good so you recovered a little from the shortness of this one.
ReplyDeleteStrong beginning and strong ending. Well done, young grasshopper
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