> better on the Human Freedom Index
Weird that all the metrics keep telling everyone their life is better, but people don’t feel that way. You can’t summarize the human experience of freedom in an index.
Weird that all the metrics keep telling everyone their life is better, but people don’t feel that way. You can’t summarize the human experience of freedom in an index.
One might almost infer in this post-truth age of ours that vibes alone aren't sufficient to form an objective model of reality.
If you disagree with the data, present data to the contrary. If you're just insisting that we believe your vibes over others, that would just make for boring conversation.
How many freedom units in the index am I experiencing right now? Will getting more units make me happier?
You can measure data without that data having a meaningful bearing on the topic you care about.
The grand summary of America 2025. I don't think anyone has said it better than that in all of media. They gymnastics people run to avoid that simple truth just reveals their rotten core.
What matters as "freedom" will wildly vary from a US domestic point of view vs an international or EU point of view. "People don't feel that way" is I think on point, regardless of the state of the country.
In particular as those really uncomfortable with the situation give up and move away.