EPTI'm done arguing here.
Why South Korea is one of the unhappiest countries - Page 5
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RancidTurnip
United States105 Posts
I'm done arguing here. | ||
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targ
Malaysia445 Posts
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DSDSDS
Burma18 Posts
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SpeaKEaSY
United States1070 Posts
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Crushinator
Netherlands2138 Posts
On April 02 2012 21:23 oldgregg wrote: Nice first post. Ok sure but the basis for your degrees of certainty is based on how many facts support each theory, and the guy I was originally arguing with was saying that there are no facts in economics, just theories. I was just pointing out the absurdity of such a notion I don't usually like to encourage such incredible intellectual laziness but I'm going to give you a hint: The opposite of fact is not theory. Please try to educate yourself atleast a little bit before you spread such horrible misconceptions. The nature of scientific theories is explained in numerous places on the internet, look it up. | ||
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stylz
Australia28 Posts
I personally don't like these happiness survey's as happiness is so subjective and almost impossible to measure. The high suicide rate is startling but from a recent documentary I saw it would be much easier explained by the obsession of young people to look like their celebrity k-pop idols, cosmetic plastic surgery is all the rave. | ||
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nebula.
Sweden1431 Posts
On April 02 2012 18:41 Plexa wrote: Im glad Baezzi isn't around anymore ... who was he? i googled and only found some articles but too tired to read them through since he writes in korean alot. was he a korean with alot of paranoia towards japanese or am i totally off here? On April 02 2012 18:22 Ectrid wrote: And that's why capitalistic systems like this work so good. You don't need any physical pressure like a whip, all you need to do is install a system were people have to life in fear and out of fear they work their asses off. I call that slavery. this is actually quite true. don't want to start a debate about that here but obviously this has gone too far (atleast that's how most of us 'westerners' feel about it). can't be healthy in any way.. ( T-T ) | ||
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Vinnesta
Singapore285 Posts
On April 02 2012 21:39 stylz wrote: This article annoys me to no end. Classic case of assuming correlation implies causation to suit a polictical/economic ideology. I'd like to point the major fallacy to this guys argument (deregulation screwed south korea), Hungary. Hungary scored lower than South Korea yet has an economic model much closer to what this guy is espousing. Of course this doesn't suit his agenda so it's not even mentioned. I personally don't like these happiness survey's as happiness is so subjective and almost impossible to measure. The high suicide rate is startling but from a recent documentary I saw it would be much easier explained by the obsession of young people to look like their celebrity k-pop idols, cosmetic plastic surgery is all the rave. Yes, exactly. We have to keep in mind that this is an article from Guardian, a left-leaning publication, that paints a poor light on capitalism and freer markets. The author's point about international companies pushing down investment does not even make sense. It is extremely disappointing that a popular media source such as the Guardian can publish such falsehood. | ||
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RelZo
Hungary397 Posts
According to a recent World Values Survey, Koreans are the second unhappiest people (after Hungary)... Meh, why am I not suprised. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
On April 02 2012 18:41 Plexa wrote: Im glad Baezzi isn't around anymore ... Oh god...the main point of the article would have flown way over his head... | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13241 Posts
On April 02 2012 18:41 Plexa wrote: Im glad Baezzi isn't around anymore ... Blame Japan IMO. | ||
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cristo1122
Australia505 Posts
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SilentchiLL
Germany1405 Posts
The replies from the hungarians in this thread are golden. | ||
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RavenLoud
Canada1100 Posts
...making them increase short-term profits by minimising investments. The ability of smaller, unlisted companies to invest was severely curtailed by a dramatic reduction in credit availability. Deregulation allowed banks to rush into more lucrative consumer loan markets, reducing the share of loans to business. The resulting dramatic fall in investments has led to a substantial fall in economic growth from 6%-7% (in per capita terms) per year to under 4%... This is the real problem from what I understand. We are now slave to a restrictive and short sighted economic system enamored for immediate profit. Rather than using money as a tool for the people, people are tools for money. Everything else is just a consequence of this. This is a mentality/education thing that requires a lot of courage and time to change, not really a matter of welfare state vs. austerity. | ||
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Yenticha
257 Posts
On April 02 2012 21:51 Vinnesta wrote: Yes, exactly. We have to keep in mind that this is an article from Guardian, a left-leaning publication, that paints a poor light on capitalism and freer markets. The author's point about international companies pushing down investment does not even make sense. It is extremely disappointing that a popular media source such as the Guardian can publish such falsehood. hell yeah. The Guardian cares about suicide rates. Damn left wing newspapers, they would write about anything these days... | ||
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zdfgucker
China594 Posts
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nebula.
Sweden1431 Posts
hell yeah. The Guardian cares about suicide rates. Damn left wing newspapers, they would write about anything these days... and yet this has nothing whatsoever to do with this topic so why even bother posting? | ||
white_horse
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Zato-1
Chile4253 Posts
I get the article's main argument: small amounts of welfare benefits have bad consequences for the country as a whole. But without any supporting evidence other than spurious linking to the country's happiness, I call bullshit. You want to claim correlation between the two? Make a graph and list all of the OECD countries, their level of happiness and welfare spending as a percentage of GDP. Even then you wouldn't show causality. Instead, the article relies on feel-good anecdotal evidence, to reach a conclusion... the conclusion being, from a left-leaning UK newspaper, that the UK shouldn't cut welfare spending. Give me a break. | ||
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Assault_1
Canada1950 Posts
u guys have the best foreigner Sziky, u should be more happy | ||
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