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   Bruce Sterling @bruces (bruces@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 15:14:50 JST Bruce Sterling @bruces

   *Raise your hand if you're really from Finland and you are somehow convinced that Finland is "the happiest country in the world"

   https://qz.com/happiest-countries-in-the-world-1851770886

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     Dreaming of dad jazz. (michaelcoyote@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 15:16:59 JST Dreaming of dad jazz.

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     @bruces Happiest seems like a stretch to me. "Least unhappy" I would buy.

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     Dan Silov (dansilov@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 15:39:28 JST Dan Silov

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     @bruces Mow let’s take a look at suicide rates…

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     Steinar Bang (steinarb@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 16:35:15 JST Steinar Bang

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     @bruces We (Norway) used to be 5, but now we're like 7 or something, and out of the list (Norway is the only one if the major Nordics that's out of the top five, in fact...).

     So with Finland on top, and Norway out of the list, a case could be made that trees make you happy, but money doesn't!

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     West Lawns⚡️ (westlawns@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 17:41:29 JST West Lawns⚡️

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     @bruces I celebrated my brother in law's 60th in London a few weeks ago. We met up with all his Finnish mates and their partners from uni. They all seemed pretty happy, at the pub in central London, even before we went to the Indian restaurant and saw Moulin Rouge at the theatre followed by a few pints at the pub by Wellington station.

     So on a straw poll, yeh, pretty happy people. Know how to have a party.

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     kiviheimo (kiviheimo@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 17:47:46 JST kiviheimo

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     @bruces
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     Yes, but not very good at showing it.

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     Earsmeardius (earsmeardius@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 20:28:28 JST Earsmeardius

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     @bruces Jesus, don't tell them. You know what happens next: A sudden case of needing Democracy.