"Why are Americans so unhappy?
Every day I see articles like this one, trying to figure out why people are so unhappy. Like it's some sort of fucking mystery that requires scientific investigation.
Let's see:
Wealth inequality is at the highest level in U.S. history
Federal debt has doubled in 7 years
The Fed is trying to solve a debt crisis by subsidizing more debt
Healthcare and higher education have never been less affordable
Junk food and Junk culture are rampant, destroying children and fueling psychosis
Foreign policy is an unmitigated disaster
The political system is run by game show hosts and circus clowns
The natural environment is a totally ignored fucking disaster
Most of the rest of the developed world is as bad off or worse
Most of the rest of the developed world is as bad off or worse
But. The stock market is at an all time high, and billionaires have never been happier.
The only insightful lines in the article:
"Our consumer culture doesn’t help. “When people are fed up with their routine, and life seems to have no aim and meaning, then people do get depressed, despite having so many physical comforts”
"The rate of antidepressant use has surged 400% over the last decade, according to the CDC"
Prozac can't paper over this con job forever
A multi-decade con job run by history's largest group of assembled psychopaths
(Jobless) "Consumer" Sentiment:
THE RIOTING HASN'T EVEN STARTED.
