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Nicola Green told me. “It’s wrong to be prescriptive: we have to trust people’s judgment.”

Messy

Tim Harford

For the people who come up with policies and run countries, the lessons of the report are not shocking: People are more satisfied with their lives when they have a comfortable standard of living, a supportive social network, good health, the latitude to choose their course in life, and a government they trust. The highest echelon of happy countries also tends to have universal health care, ample paid vacation time, and affordable child care.

Denmark, Finland, and the ‘Secrets’ of the Happiest Countries - The Atlantic

theatlantic.com

Vicki Boykis, “What Should You Think About When Using Facebook?,” February 1, 2017, Data, Tech, and Sometimes Nutella (blog), https://veekaybee.github.io/facebook-is-collecting-this/#how-facebook-collects-data.

Tending the Digital Commons

hedgehogreview.com

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