Blogs Dec 4, 2012 at 8:30 am

The Happiness of Density

Charles Mudede
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And the more mouthbreathers that get crammed into the cities, the quieter it is for me out in the country. I'm in full support.
NateMan on December 4, 2012 at 9:11 AM Report this
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amen #1. cities make me feel like shit. i need space.
tainte on December 4, 2012 at 9:16 AM Report this
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Is it a purely linear trend? I would think it'd be more curvilinear, where "happiness" (defined how?) hits a peak at a certain level of density and then goes back down as density increases further.
Urgutha Forka on December 4, 2012 at 9:18 AM Report this
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Stress from noise and pollution could be a problem for some. The sirens wail around here all the time. Somebody had an axe split their skull a block away. Very stressful.
Pope Peabrain on December 4, 2012 at 9:26 AM Report this
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Naturally, you can only choose one. One species, one habitat option. Heaven forbid we should succumb to the moral relativism of "Gee, maybe some people like to live in the country, too." Keep up your noble jihad, Charles! You'll forcibly urbanize those rural dead-enders yet!
Pope Buck I on December 4, 2012 at 9:57 AM Report this
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To broaden the conversation:

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/2…

http://nihrecord.od.nih.gov/newsletters/…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_…
rob! on December 4, 2012 at 10:01 AM Report this
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Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on December 4, 2012 at 10:07 AM Report this
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rob! @6, thanks for the links! Pretty interesting history there.
Urgutha Forka on December 4, 2012 at 11:30 AM Report this
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While people may come in different temperaments, intelligence levels, genders, sexual orientations, religions, levels of sociability, interests, hobbies, worldviews and politics, all people are happier in a dense city.

All. Of. Them.
Zuulabelle on December 4, 2012 at 11:34 AM Report this
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Charles keeps banging on this theme. I'm on the 'I need space' team. "All people are happier in a dense city?" Total bullshit. I've been there and I'm not. Oh, and I don't think Charles has ever answered a simple question after he posts yet again about micro-apartments. How many square feet is your place, Charles?
on December 4, 2012 at 11:38 AM Report this
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Is it just me or has SROTU suffered a psychotic break since the election? His posts are all either incoherent or complete non sequiturs.
Hanoumatoi on December 4, 2012 at 12:30 PM Report this
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@1, the mouthbreathers won't come to the city: Too dense to park their pick up trucks, to set up their BBQ grills, and install their turkey fry pits.
neo-realist on December 4, 2012 at 1:08 PM Report this
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@11,

Hasn't that always been the case?
keshmeshi on December 4, 2012 at 1:20 PM Report this
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Charles conveniently ignores the words "modestly associated."

And of course, everybody is exactly the same and will be happy in the exact same environment.
bigyaz on December 4, 2012 at 1:58 PM Report this
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Either he ignores it, or he simply doesn't understand it. The statistics-to-language barrier is too great for most people to overcome.
sanotehu on December 4, 2012 at 2:55 PM Report this
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Personally, its the density of kitchens that makes me happiest...
CATSPAW666 on December 4, 2012 at 6:54 PM Report this

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