tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post543364136948470639..comments2023-09-05T08:51:09.935-04:00Comments on words words words: There’s no place like homeNorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029066550233408082noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-89847851302132631752010-01-15T09:26:48.015-05:002010-01-15T09:26:48.015-05:00Agreed. Reading about happiness is so interesting...Agreed. Reading about happiness is so interesting--we did a bit in my social psych seminar. I do feel that people are subjectively happy to be in New York, at least as far as my experience goes...Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029066550233408082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-55595481192783557862010-01-15T01:09:29.591-05:002010-01-15T01:09:29.591-05:00The people who wrote this study should read this b...The people who wrote this study should read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263534368&sr=8-2" rel="nofollow">this book</a>, which describes large quantities of evidence that people are terrible at predicting what will make them happy. (In one famous study, if I recall correctly, quadruplegics one year after being paralyzed were found to be happier than lottery winners one year after winning the lottery.) I would submit that there is no such thing as an "objective happiness indicator", and things that we might expect to make us happy (ie: the quality of life indicators used in this sham of a study) certainly cannot be equated with actual measures of happiness. <br /><br />I'd be sort of interested to see how different the list would be if they only looked at the subjective happiness rankings. I suspect New York might fare somewhat better once the cost of living, air quality, commute time, etc. were taken out of the picture.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034882260516936521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-58789638890172100552010-01-10T01:04:57.396-05:002010-01-10T01:04:57.396-05:00Well, of course you should all up and move to New ...Well, of course you should all up and move to New Orleans-- give me some more awesome company! <br /><br />But no, I don't think you'd be worlds happier in Louisiana. It might be my type of tea, but I'm pretty sure it's not yours (no metro, for one)Uma Nagendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394853169961269876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-5208716227277508932010-01-08T11:09:59.191-05:002010-01-08T11:09:59.191-05:00This list is kind of ridiculous.
But - Florida is...This list is kind of ridiculous.<br /><br />But - Florida is number 3!!! There is something magical about it always being sunny.Swanildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757914882063523496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-38811379018687024392010-01-07T20:20:36.222-05:002010-01-07T20:20:36.222-05:00Rankings are for sissies and statisticians, except...Rankings are for sissies and statisticians, except when things you really care about are lauded at the top of a big ol' heap. Then they kick ass. So says a die-hard Californian. Who is also fairly certain California should never be evaluated as a single state. Speaking of which, you must needs come visit me. I know better than to try and convert you from your New York adoration, but I can certainly do my best to offer you one more somewhat beloved home away from home.<br /><br />Of course, as reference, the self-proclaimed East Coasters in my cohort are more often baffled by CA (Northern) than not. Some outright loathe both the friendliness *and* the sunshine. Others (prior inhabitants of NYC, mostly) have been known to decry the inordinate attention paid to cross-walk lights, to say nothing of the perpetual affronts to high fashion. Ah well. Can't win 'em all.s.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-19429468524347227262010-01-06T23:10:13.331-05:002010-01-06T23:10:13.331-05:00I don't know if NY is *unquestionably* better....I don't know if NY is *unquestionably* better. It's just the right one for me. Maybe it is that I'm afraid of change...Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029066550233408082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-83809727121290641412010-01-06T19:59:17.689-05:002010-01-06T19:59:17.689-05:00I know there are lots of good things about New Yor...I know there are lots of good things about New York, but what makes it so <i>unquestionably</i> better than everywhere else? You seem to be totally sure a priori that no other place could compare, without having to investigate the matter at all. Is it just that you're used to New York and you don't want to change?<br /><br />P.S. Their way of measuring happiness was pretty ridiculous ("objective happiness indicators for each state, such as how much rain and sunshine each state received..."). Also, even they did find a good way to measure happiness, it seems much more likely that the causation would go from people to states than the other way around. (All the sad people moved to NY for its cheering influence!)Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673480648447485743.post-3607131862785911442010-01-06T18:28:56.263-05:002010-01-06T18:28:56.263-05:00whos there not where unless where is a fuggin dump...whos there not where unless where is a fuggin dump or a minefield<br /><br />its nice you like it here! its nice<br />brugglin stresses me OUT<br /><br />ohandithoughtofsomething about ereaders<br /><br />you cant write on them!<br /><br />they are tyrants justlike computers<br />doooownwithitlulu lawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513102731821683270noreply@blogger.com