Are Americans The World's Most Miserable People?

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Damn. You can *see* genetic deterioration?

Frail bodies, small weak hands, bandy legs...
You can also feel genetic deterioration
Weak personality

Its due to general ancestral decline
I have it too, as I have a large Germanic component to my DNA

My parents and grandparents were exposed to toxins in the workplace. Its just industrialisation

PS a good friend down the road... within 1 year of not seeing him, I saw him recently, hes declining in well-being at an alarming rate.

Too much drinking, too much sex, really bad diet and excessive drug taking

Take a good look instead next time

Well, which genes were involved, then?

I cant be bothered answering any more of your haranguing questions

Hmm and I am somewhat on the miserable side and do my best not to make other people miserable because that would be an a**hole move at least in my opinion . I think some people over do it on the pretending depression isn't a real problem and people can just up and snap out of it at will mentality.

Touche. I actually had to look "haranguing" up...

Lets make a deal:

I will stop posting asinine questions about genetics, once you stop posting asinine falsehoods about genetics.

Not so sure of that drinking, sex, bad diets and drug use have been around for thousands of years, most likely even in excess...so I suppose I'd have to wonder how normal human behavior would cause any genetic deterioration. Those things can make an individual person unhealthy and potentially weaken them and if a women does all that while pregnant it could effect that fetus.......but it doesn't mean over all genetics are declining while there are pleanty of frail people, I think we still have quite enough tall and larger people still. I mean what is so wrong about having a small build why does it have to indicate some sort of 'deterioration.'? maybe its just over my head or I don't get it.

No deal

As you wish.

A good point. Americans lack a concept of the future (other than a trivial extension of the present) because the are ignorant of the Past. Americans have a very feeble grasp of history. If we don't know where we came from or how we got Here and Now we will not of much idea of where we are going.

ruveyn

America has become a land of dog-eat-dog. There is no dignity, no security, no morality in a country where dollars are valued above life itself.

Its not my wish
you freaken started laying into me
because you wont accept genetic decline caused by industrialisation

your problems with acceptance of fact
are not my problems
not my wishes

You are moving dangerously close to word salad, sir.

And now that the deal is off, what the hell is "genetic decline caused by industrialisation"?

I guess it depends on the areas of america I live in silicon valley in the SF bay area and most people seem rather calm happy and relaxed but then again its kind of an international hub many many foreingers so thats probably why![youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCpeKanDXHU[/youtube]

I only have VERY limited experience in the USA (one day in Maine) but I was quite shocked at how miserable everyone I met was. We kept hearing in economics class how the USA is one of the richest (hence happiest) places on earth and I was blown away how bad it was. It's not like I felt unsafe or anything but it was very depressing and conditions were noticeably better on the Canadian side, both with people and infrastructure. Not exactly a full picture but it didn't motivate me to go back.