(August 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm)Ahriman Wrote:

Quote: Just how old are you?  I have seen significant change in my lifetime and if I look back to my grandfather's time, the change is profound.  What makes you say "everything is actually fine?"  Data please.

I am 30 years old. WalletHub recently did a study to determine what the happiest cities in America were. My hometown, and where I currently live, Virginia Beach, ranked 46 out of 182 cities. I would consider that a B rating, like if you took a test at school and the teacher gave you a letter rating, that kind of rating. A B rating is not bad at all. Note, that I didn't say "everything is amazing", I just said "everything is fine". I would give my own life an A rating, which, according to my interpretation of the WalletHub study, means that I'm happier than most other people living in Virginia Beach, which would make sense.

46 out of 182 is a shade under 75%, which would translate to a C, not a B.

Boru

(August 25, 2021 at 12:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(August 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I am 30 years old. WalletHub recently did a study to determine what the happiest cities in America were. My hometown, and where I currently live, Virginia Beach, ranked 46 out of 182 cities. I would consider that a B rating, like if you took a test at school and the teacher gave you a letter rating, that kind of rating. A B rating is not bad at all. Note, that I didn't say "everything is amazing", I just said "everything is fine". I would give my own life an A rating, which, according to my interpretation of the WalletHub study, means that I'm happier than most other people living in Virginia Beach, which would make sense.

46 out of 182 is a shade under 75%, which would translate to a C, not a B.

Boru

Yeah, you're right. I guess that's just my own optimism bias coming through.

(August 25, 2021 at 8:30 am)Ahriman Wrote: I should clarify........mainstream American society is dystopian. I wouldn't know if any other country is dystopian, because I've only ever lived in America. But do you really think everyone in Norway is happy? Like it's some kind of utopia? No real utopia will be established until the followers of Jesus establish one, which won't be for hundreds of years from now, so it won't happen within our lifetime.

No, I don't think it is dystopian (televangelists excepted).

As for followers of Jesus establishing a utopia - FSM save us from others' utopias!

Afghanistan is about to turn into an Islamic fundamentalist utopia.  The Christian fundies in the U.S. (the Christian Taliban) want a similar theocracy where their interpretation of God's desires are enshrined in law.  Some people on here have an idea of a left-wing utopia where no-one has to work and the government provides.

Give me "messy" any day compared to other peoples' utopias.

(August 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm)Ahriman Wrote:

Quote: Just how old are you?  I have seen significant change in my lifetime and if I look back to my grandfather's time, the change is profound.  What makes you say "everything is actually fine?"  Data please.

I am 30 years old. WalletHub recently did a study to determine what the happiest cities in America were. My hometown, and where I currently live, Virginia Beach, ranked 46 out of 182 cities. I would consider that a B rating, like if you took a test at school and the teacher gave you a letter rating, that kind of rating. A B rating is not bad at all. Note, that I didn't say "everything is amazing", I just said "everything is fine". I would give my own life an A rating, which, according to my interpretation of the WalletHub study, means that I'm happier than most other people living in Virginia Beach, which would make sense.

So, because your life is fine, you assume it's fine for everyone?

(August 25, 2021 at 4:36 pm)Spongebob Wrote:

(August 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I am 30 years old. WalletHub recently did a study to determine what the happiest cities in America were. My hometown, and where I currently live, Virginia Beach, ranked 46 out of 182 cities. I would consider that a B rating, like if you took a test at school and the teacher gave you a letter rating, that kind of rating. A B rating is not bad at all. Note, that I didn't say "everything is amazing", I just said "everything is fine". I would give my own life an A rating, which, according to my interpretation of the WalletHub study, means that I'm happier than most other people living in Virginia Beach, which would make sense.

So, because your life is fine, you assume it's fine for everyone?

Why shouldn't I make that assumption? People are not so different from each other, on a fundamental level.

(August 25, 2021 at 4:36 pm)Spongebob Wrote:

(August 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I am 30 years old. WalletHub recently did a study to determine what the happiest cities in America were. My hometown, and where I currently live, Virginia Beach, ranked 46 out of 182 cities. I would consider that a B rating, like if you took a test at school and the teacher gave you a letter rating, that kind of rating. A B rating is not bad at all. Note, that I didn't say "everything is amazing", I just said "everything is fine". I would give my own life an A rating, which, according to my interpretation of the WalletHub study, means that I'm happier than most other people living in Virginia Beach, which would make sense.

So, because your life is fine, you assume it's fine for everyone?

So, because your life is a drippy turd, you assume it' s a drippy turd for everyone else?

(August 25, 2021 at 4:39 pm)Ahriman Wrote:

(August 25, 2021 at 4:36 pm)Spongebob Wrote: So, because your life is fine, you assume it's fine for everyone?

Why shouldn't I make that assumption? People are not so different from each other, on a fundamental level.

It must be blissful to be so ignorant.

(August 25, 2021 at 4:48 pm)Spongebob Wrote:

(August 25, 2021 at 4:39 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Why shouldn't I make that assumption? People are not so different from each other, on a fundamental level.

It must be blissful to be so ignorant.

I wouldn't say "blissful", unless you had low standards for bliss. I would say "contented/happy". Everyone should feel a basic sense of contentedness/happiness.

Is there a point to anything you post?

(August 25, 2021 at 4:59 pm)Spongebob Wrote: Is there a point to anything you post?

Do you really disagree with me, when I say everyone should be happy?