This chapter delves into the concept of victimhood culture in the West and its impact on society's happiness. It explores how the embrace of victimhood narratives has led to self-flagellation and a culture of whining. The chapter also discusses the decline of happiness, contrasting it with the speakers' experience of the Lebanese Civil War and highlighting the importance of long-term satisfaction and meaning.
UnHerd's Florence Read sits down with Gad Saad to talk about why the Western world is so depressed.
How can we be happy? This question has preoccupied thinkers from Aristotle to the present day, in various disciplines encompassing philosophy, science and religion. In his latest book, The Saad Truth about Happiness, the Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist Dr. Gad Saad takes on the subject through a scientific and practical lens. He spoke to UnHerd’s Florence Read about how happiness correlates with our politics, our religious beliefs, and the importance we place on play.
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