> 400 years ago

If you read the children comments, you will see a more nuanced take on those stats.

> Continue to think the US is a dreamland while the median Dane have a much higher quality of life.

I don't doubt that; the US is not optimized for the median citizen. But neither is Hacker News - I suppose a median community would be some kind of an offline newspaper with readers' comments. If that excites you, more power to you.