The reason us Canadians and Americans are happy

[Independent voter]

The California drought is almost over thanks to El Niño.

[enragedgorilla]

Tell that to California....

Just turned on my tap..yup, I have water,took a shower this am , went to a pool to work out..then took another shower after.
Funny, all that was in water...drove in the rain as well

Ignorance is bliss...not having that, Knowing what you can change and what you can...and knowing what you are willing to change and not.
Pretty happy here.
This is not the "we are the world" coke commercial. MJ is dead folks.

[Jayburner]

MJ will never be dead to me.

[dextersmith]

Water. Glorioius fresh water.

What is this based on? Where are your references?

[Lazuli]

The reason any country is happy is by ignoring those who aren't well off, ignoring injustice and death.

Happiness comes from delusion.

What human could genuinely be happy knowing that whilst they get their 4th gaming system for Christmas, 2 blocks a way someone is struggling to get their first meal for the week.

Another bs post with not a solution for this injustice in sight.. wow btw bro your post was so deep I think adelle is rolling in it.

brb gonna go game on my 3 systems and experience delusions of happiness.

[Buckwald]

The reason any country is happy is by ignoring those who aren't well off, ignoring injustice and death.

Happiness comes from delusion.

What human could genuinely be happy knowing that whilst they get their 4th gaming system for Christmas, 2 blocks a way someone is struggling to get their first meal for the week.

Because my happiness is only effected by those in my life. Yeah, it's terrible that a family a few miles away may or may not go hungry. But, I don't stop my life and take the enjoyment away from my family. I donate clothes, food, money, and my time to shelters all of the time. And I'm happier than a pig in shit. Soooo you can take your post and go be a false prophet somewhere else.

[GodlyBob]

Just turned on my tap..yup, I have water,took a shower this am , went to a pool to work out..then took another shower after.
Funny, all that was in water...drove in the rain as well.

Glad to know the drought we've been enjoying for the last decade is over because you drove to work in the rain. El niño is going to do wonderful things for us, but have you driven past any reservoirs in the past couple years? The one near Los baños is at least 50 feet lower than it's supposed to be (you can easily see the high mark). We may be getting back on track this winter, but snide "I washed my hands today" comments are about as constructive and ludicrous as throwing a snowball in Congress to prove global warming does not exist.

[Cerus]

Then you realise that the idea behind delusion is that one wouldn't be aware of it.

I'm not criticising you - this is a generally normal human behaviour.

If you live in a small town with a few hundred people - then it is possible no-one is struggling for food. In any significant city - guarantee you there are people struggling for food.

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For most people it isn't their problem - that's where the delusion comes in. The fingers in the ears, the head in the sand ... what I can't see isn't my problem.

Sorry - am I expected to care about every less fortunate family on the planet to the extent that I go broke giving them my hard earned money? You don't see me whining to the rich and famous about how they should give me money instead of living in the 20 bedroom mansions do you? If I wanted that sort of life I'd go get it. Not sit here being a cry baby about who has more than me.

[Guy4123]

Something in this thread made me remember this comic:

[ovm33]

Tell that to California....

Well, to be fair, I think a lot of Americans would wish California would be annexed by Mexico or... fall into the ocean. So Cali hardly counts.

[Tierbook]

Well, to be fair, I think a lot of Americans would wish California would be annexed by Mexico or... fall into the ocean. So Cali hardly counts.

Considering size of economy I think California would annex Mexico if anything....

That being said here's a drought map of the US. http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/MapsAn...omparison.aspx

[Cthulhu 2020]

But why are Canadians happier?

Moose piss. Otherwise known as...



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Something in this thread made me remember this comic:

Saved for every time someone says "First world problems!" about something.

[Charge me Doctor]

The reason any country is happy is by ignoring those who aren't well off, ignoring injustice and death.

Happiness comes from delusion.

What human could genuinely be happy knowing that whilst they get their 4th gaming system for Christmas, 2 blocks a way someone is struggling to get their first meal for the week.

I thought OP was talking about thawing snow into fresh (highly depends on a place you live in) water

[DeltrusDisc]

Canadians maybe, but aren't parts of the US like drought central?

Yes.

And there's plenty of countries with overall much higher happiness levels than the US...

[FeedsOnDevTears]

Things that happen thousands of miles away to people I don't know kind of lack emotional salience. This isn't "delusion". I'm aware that bad things happen. It just doesn't resonate.

No one in my town is struggling for food.

Do you live in some sort of gated community where no one who makes less than $40,000 a year is allowed in? No?

Then people in your town are struggling for food.

http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/...nger_facts.htm

[Deleted]

Do you live in some sort of gated community where no one who makes less than $40,000 a year is allowed in? No?

Then people in your town are struggling for food.

http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/...nger_facts.htm

If people in the US don't die of hunger why are they eating all the birds and drink snow coffee?

Not that you have food stamps or anything like that North Korean propaganda taught me and you well.

[Feel The Power]

The reason any country is happy is by ignoring those who aren't well off, ignoring injustice and death.

Happiness comes from delusion.

What human could genuinely be happy knowing that whilst they get their 4th gaming system for Christmas, 2 blocks a way someone is struggling to get their first meal for the week.

Yes, how dare people not sit around constantly worrying about their neighbors or what's happening elsewhere on Earth. Luckily it hasn't stopped you from posting over 7,000 things on this website alone, or stopped you from playing video games...although I am sure you were completely depressed the whole time thinking about starving children in Zimbabwe.

[Spectral]

Do you live in some sort of gated community where no one who makes less than $40,000 a year is allowed in? No?

Then people in your town are struggling for food.

http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/...nger_facts.htm

If by "struggling", you mean, "have to use SNAP", "makes use of food banks", and "can't afford the foods they want", this is true. It's also a deliberate distortion that's a far cry from schwarzkopf's emo bullshit:

What human could genuinely be happy knowing that whilst they get their 4th gaming system for Christmas, 2 blocks a way someone is struggling to get their first meal for the week.

[Deleted]

I haven't been to Canada, so I am not able to make a personal judgment of the water there. On the other hand I've lived for several years in the US for studies, and the tap water wasn't good at all. Out of all the countries I've visited it doesn't even make the top half. Neither Canada or the US are even in the top 10 of clean water.

[Arpin]

The reason any country is happy is by ignoring those who aren't well off, ignoring injustice and death.

Happiness comes from delusion.

What human could genuinely be happy knowing that whilst they get their 4th gaming system for Christmas, 2 blocks a way someone is struggling to get their first meal for the week.

Delusion? I know that people are starving and dying all around the world. I'm not pretending it doesn't happen, because it does. But why should I be unhappy just because someone I have never met before is? While it's sad that people are suffering, it doesn't mean I couldn't enjoy my life.

I'm happy. And no, it's not a delusion. It simply is not my job to worry about every person on Earth.

On topic, in Finland we have very clean water. We drink our tap water. Yay.