Economists say midlife crisis is not caused by stress, but something else. John Sutter: This paper makes a clear argument that it is the inhabitants of wealthy nations who have had not that much to complain about on a measurable objective basis who are experiencing a lot of this distress. It gets into a lot of what psychologists and some economists have talked about for years.
How does comparing yourself to others affect your well-being? What do you do when there’s no one left to blame? And should we all just move to Finland?