Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "How does China Rank on Happiness Index?" video.
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@anthonyantoine9232
Yeah, I second the idea that culture, not ethnicity, plays an outsized in happiness.
Even then, who's to say you can't get along with people from other cultures? History is all about the bad, exciting parts. No one ever mentions the millions of Jews who lived normal lives in Europe for a thousand years before World War II, or the American expats living in Manila, or anything else. You don't need to speak the same language or even share the same culture to feel like part of a community.
The whole "homogenity" thing sounds good on paper, but humans are pack animals, first and foremost. We cooperate before we compete. The only tribal boundaries left are the ones we set as individuals.
I.e., Who do you give yourself permission to hate?
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