Happiest Countries in the World for 2025, According to a New Report
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A new report ranks the happiest countries in the world for 2025, sparking discussion on the nuances of 'happiness' and its relation to 'satisfaction' and 'social cohesion'.
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And in a glaring omission (IMO) there appears no mention of social cohesion and/or the social contract. These abstractions do make a difference. But at this point I wonder if they might be foreign concepts to many English-speaking readers.