If that is the study I recall, they also determined that the margin of error was relatively high and that most republican respondents marked that the suffering of others had little to no baring on their personal happiness. Also, even as skimpily reported on that page, it isn't like the dems are a bunch of downers.
I don't quote you how you'd please and now you hate me?
If that is the study I recall, they also determined that the margin of error was relatively high and that most republican respondents marked that the suffering of others had little to no baring on their personal happiness. Also, even as skimpily reported on that page, it isn't like the dems are a bunch of downers.
It's your complete missing of the point that bothers me, not the way you compose your posts. Thinking that it's what shows up in the blockquote brackets that matters and not what your post accurately responds to just shows even more that you're missing the point.
Thinking that it's what shows up in the blockquote brackets that matters and not what your post accurately responds to just shows even more that you're missing the point.
All I was going for is that Republicans are not unhappy people. I was in no way trying to prove anything about or comparing them at all to Democrats. I think the data supports that much.
Thinking that it's what shows up in the blockquote brackets that matters and not what your post accurately responds to just shows even more that you're missing the point.
All I was going for is that Republicans are not unhappy people. I was in no way trying to prove anything about or comparing them at all to Democrats. I think the data supports that much.
You don't need data to support that all people can be happy in one way or another.
This thread is full of win. It's gone from a simple declaration of well being, to a debate over moods and whether people should rain on others parade (which I expected) to a freaking political debate..
I think I am now having one of those blissiful moments ^_^
@ Cremlian: Aren't you always jolly? Seriously, I could actually do all the things we joke about doing to your Mom and you would just shrug, say "Eh" and return to what you were doing unperturbed.
I think I am now having one of those blissiful moments ^_^
Wait, does that mean we're about to have a recursive thread?
Strangely enough, the fact that there's all this discussion and entertainment made through such a simple statement of happiness is feeding my own happiness agin. I'm getting that feing of a cat on catnip again, especially after I just watched trigun. No wonder so many people take drugs, this is awesome!
Love and peace! Love and peace! Love and peace! I can't stop making this face -----> ^_^
All things considered, I am not a very happy person. I've gotten over thoughts of suicide, thankfully, but I don't often find myself in a really good mood. For the most part I'm anxious, overly-sensitive, bored, lonely and sleepy, and there isn't much that really cheers me up anymore. The best mood I can usually attain is a feeling of contentment among good friends, but I haven't been able to see my good friends very much. I'm reasonably sure this is largely a symptom of my current situation (bored, somewhat alienated teenager in a podunk town), but that isn't as reassuring as I'd like it to be.
@Funfetus: If you, or anyone else, is having problems with depression, feel free to ask about it.
I'm not, but thanks for the offer. I was just curious -- probably because this stuff doesn't seem to happen to me. I generally feel pretty content with my life.
I'm reasonably sure this is largely a symptom of my current situation (bored, somewhat alienated teenager in a podunk town), but that isn't as reassuring as I'd like it to be.
Bored and alienated in a podunk town aside, just being a teenager is enough to make most people somewhat unhappy. It's a rough time. It does get better.
Any study on happiness is suspect in that it's inherently self-reported. Most republicans are Christians, and in my experience, Christians will report that Jesus gives them the joy joy joy joy down in their heart, even when he doesn't. Another possible interpretation: Republicans are much more likely to be rich white people with no real problems.
I'm generally happy, but some days I'm super-duper over-the-moon happy, and everything feels bright and wonderful. And then other days I worry about war and stuff and Scott makes me mad or something and I'm just arrrrgh! The Rym scale is just about perfect. Hungry/Tired is about a bad as you get, which leads to mildly frustrated, but most of the time Rym is a happy and fearless guy.
I've spent the morning having a depressive episode after coming to the realization that my own strength might not be enough to get my life back on track before it's too late.
I usually range between meh to sarcastic and bitter, yet sort of happy to smirking. Anything below meh (being sad or angry) doesn't last very long, unless someone actually gets me furious, in which I get primal.
I'm actually trying pretty hard not to feel really bummed right now, which is something that happens to me a lot. I wish I could just instantly cheer up and spend the rest of the day happy.
I'm actually trying pretty hard not to feel really bummed right now, which is something that happens to me a lot. I wish I could just instantly cheer up and spend the rest of the day happy.
My trick is to do something nice, helpful or thoughtful for someone having a worse day than me.
I'm actually trying pretty hard not to feel really bummed right now, which is something that happens to me a lot. I wish I could just instantly cheer up and spend the rest of the day happy.
My trick is to do something nice, helpful or thoughtful for someone having a worse day than me.
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Illustrated here: Her point is that your data is unreliable.
I think I am now having one of those blissiful moments ^_^
Love and peace! Love and peace! Love and peace!
I can't stop making this face -----> ^_^
I'm generally happy, but some days I'm super-duper over-the-moon happy, and everything feels bright and wonderful. And then other days I worry about war and stuff and Scott makes me mad or something and I'm just arrrrgh!
The Rym scale is just about perfect. Hungry/Tired is about a bad as you get, which leads to mildly frustrated, but most of the time Rym is a happy and fearless guy.