Numbers don't tell the whole story. It seems like they are running out of "Most _______ city in America!" lists. What they should really do is actually ask people what they think of their city, instead of crunching numbers. I mean, if Portland is such a miserable place then why do so many people continue to move here? Same with Las Vegas and other cities on the list. Portland is far from perfect but the most unhappy city in the country? I, along with many other I'm sure, beg to differ.
Sometimes I just wake up, have a delicious cup of coffee, go for a nice bike ride, come home and have a fantastic beer and just want to blow my brains out.
Sometimes I just wake up, have a delicious cup of coffee, go for a nice bike ride, come home and have a fantastic beer and just want to blow my brains out.
What about suicide rankings? It seems unhappiness is completely inverse to suicide rates in reality.
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What about suicide rankings? It seems unhappiness is completely inverse to suicide rates in reality.
If that's so then Esatern Europeans and Russians must be the happyest people in the world; do we also kill people, prostitute ourselves and drink vodka when were happy?
city rankings sell magazines... so i'm sure we'll continue to see shit like this..
I'm not suggesting there's anything correct or scientific about this type of analysis, but they forgot to include traffic congestion, which seems like a pretty huge one.. having lived in LA and being stuck in traffic so frequently, I've never been happier than when I moved here. Also, each day I have real choices to take transit where I need to go, or ride a bike safely to my destination, or walk to a store in comfort, I'm thankful i live here.. I guess freeways make other people happy, so maybe those people will stay away?
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What about suicide rankings? It seems unhappiness is completely inverse to suicide rates in reality.
I wonder if this poll took into account that Oregon is one of the only states to have the assisted suicide law - the "Death With Dignity Act". Thus, driving up the number of suicides substantially.
I wonder if this poll took into account that Oregon is one of the only states to have the assisted suicide law - the "Death With Dignity Act". Thus, driving up the number of suicides substantially.
The number of DWD suicides is very minor compared to true suicides. Regardless, this poll is garbage.
Sometimes I just wake up, have a delicious cup of coffee, go for a nice bike ride, come home and have a fantastic beer and just want to blow my brains out.
The number of DWD suicides is very minor compared to true suicides. Regardless, this poll is garbage.
Yeah, only 401 in 14-15 years. And the avg age of those patients was over 70, so hardly any impact on this at all. And besides, with such strict case review, and the limitations placed on DWD, these barely qualify as suicide.
Ya know as I was reading the PAW news, NBC News was interviewing people in L'Aquila Italy in the aftermath of an earthqauke that all but destroyed their historic architecture. Kinda put everything in perspective. Things could be worse.
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