A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting

The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found

  • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    452·
    8 days ago

    I have news for you. Literally everything about the United States is making people unhappy.

      • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        72·
        8 days ago

        Ya inconveniences. Like affordable housing and affordable healthcare. Or affordable anything. Who needs that shit anyway.

        Let me go die from cancer cuz of inconveniences.

        • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          8 days ago

          Yeah, this is what 40 years of stacking inconveniences looks like. They turn into massive problems.