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kleinbl00  ·  3237 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Memes backed by “studies”

This one is unpackable, though.

1) it's a log scale

2) It's priced in dollars across all countries, not in percentage of average income

3) the log taper starts going linear between $60 and $80k.

The article makes the argument that "all these statements are false" when in fact, "all these statements are nuanced" and "a few of them have been misrepresented."

HL Mencken put it thusly: "In America, happiness is making $10 more a month than your brother-in-law." He weren't far off.