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    Commentary: American happiness just hit a new low. Don’t blame your parents

    by Virginia Heffernan, Los Angeles Times Mar 29, 2024 3 minutes
    Some of the happiest people in the world are Americans over 60.

    Lately I’ve been looking forward to turning 60 and celebrating with a slug of strong black coffee, the way I once aspired to turn 21 with a rum and Coke. Why? Because I’m retiring? I wish.

    No, it’s the fact that, according to Gallup’s worldwide happiness rankings released March 19, I’ll join the ranks of some of the happiest people in the world: Americans over 60.

    Admittedly, I don’t have a shot at Gallup’s all-ages happiness leader board unless I can somehow become Nordic. The most serene people on Earth are the Finns,

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