**** Elections thread *****

[wufwugy]

Back when I was a turbo-socialist, I recall there being bunches of studies (reports) about liberals being happier than conservatives. Now I see studies (reports) about conservatives being happier.

I think people are much better at making reality look like they want it to look than they are at making it look like it actually looks.

[Poopadoop]

Back when I was a turbo-socialist, I recall there being bunches of studies (reports) about liberals being happier than conservatives. Now I see studies (reports) about conservatives being happier.

I think people are much better at making reality look like they want it to look than they are at making it look like it actually looks.

I don't see those results as contradictory if you assume that people are happier at the times they're side is winning and less so at the times they're losing.

[wufwugy]

I don't see those results as contradictory if you assume that people are happier at the times they're side is winning and less so at the times they're losing.

Yeah that's a good explanation. I think one thing that informs what people think is the dominant zeitgeist.