Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Ironic? Paradoxical?
Alleged paradox:
Life in the UK is has objectively improved over the last three years – reflected in everything from falling crime to rising incomes and soaring life expectancy – according to Britain’s official “well-being” index. But experts at the Office for National Statistics analysing changes in key measures, which range from personal happiness to employment rates or air pollution, have been intrigued to find that the better life seemingly becomes, the less it “feels” that way for many.No paradox at all. What is life? Life is conscious awareness. If people are unhappy, life has OBJECTIVELY gotten worse. The apparent contradiction should tell you that your "objective" numbers are irrelevant to the question. You are measuring the wrong things.
Labels: Metrology
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