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World Happiness Report: Young People Are Unhappy, Lithuania Wins
from Gaza Famine, Brigitte's Hog, & The Happiness Survey | The Tim Dillon Show #455 · #455
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Tim reacts to a study showing declining happiness among young people in Western countries, linking it to distrust in government, corruption, and existential doubt about the country's future, noting Lithuania and Israel top the youth happiness rankings.
- The World Happiness Report finds young people in Western countries are unhappier than they were 15 years ago.
- Some people blame increased awareness of mental health, but Tim argues many are cynically using their mental health.
- Lithuania ranks as the happiest country for under-30s, topping the US for the first time since reporting began.
- Young people are unhappy because they're questioning whether their country will exist in 20 years due to internal decay, not external threats.
- Lower happiness among young Americans and Canadians correlates with distrust in government and perceptions of rampant corruption.
- The two happiest places for under-30s are Lithuania and Israel, prompting Tim to wonder if there's something to ethnostates.
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