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PostPosted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:52 pm    Post subject: Can happiness be measured? Reply with quote

Our beloved government plans to measure the happiness of the people.

So what do you reckon they should measure. How do they measure it?
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I heard they are intending to use a new electronic device nicknamed the happyometer which your local GP will use and send feedback to the government..
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Personally I don't think so. However, I do believe that indicators of happiness can be measured. Just you can't then take an average of all of them and call it an overall happiness measurement.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stalker wrote:
I heard they are intending to use a new electronic device nicknamed the happyometer which your local GP will use and send feedback to the government..


I can go to the docs & be unhappy when I am actually really happy....that will feck their results up....bloody ridiculous I say!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

alienator wrote:
stalker wrote:
I heard they are intending to use a new electronic device nicknamed the happyometer which your local GP will use and send feedback to the government..


I can go to the docs & be unhappy when I am actually really happy....that will feck their results up....bloody ridiculous I say!!!



..and maybe i was pulling your leg lol Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The number of $100.00 dollar bills it takes to go around the earth at the equator = haphaphap-i- neeeeessssss.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are certain 'real time' indicators such as 'the price of my train ticket went up' 'Having time spent with friends' or just 'it's a friday'
But then there could be longer term proposals such as how your future is shaping up, job prospects. Though granted other things may be harder to measure such as 'what perks you have at work'.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stalker wrote:
alienator wrote:
stalker wrote:
I heard they are intending to use a new electronic device nicknamed the happyometer which your local GP will use and send feedback to the government..


I can go to the docs & be unhappy when I am actually really happy....that will feck their results up....bloody ridiculous I say!!!



..and maybe i was pulling your leg lol Wink


lol...still the whole idea of measuring happiness sounds ridiculous!!!
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