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@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Remembering a story from the 20teens that became catchphrase for some of us: "we'll be drinking lighter reds in 2050"
#firstworldproblems #makeitreal #basicneeds

I think I am going to #class but have not eaten anything yet. I wish I could get #HumanRights: #BasicNeeds instead of #trolls on the #Fediverse. They have attacked my #character to make themselves look #good. What the #hell is this? This is not #justice, but it is ruining people's #WellBeing.

DATE: July 24, 2026 at 06:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG

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TITLE: Scientists identify five key factors linked to happiness across 66 countries

URL: https://www.psypost.org/scientists-identify-five-key-factors-linked-to-happiness-across-66-countries/

A new study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology suggests that collective well-being depends more on building supportive communities than on individuals simply pursuing their own personal joy. The research provides evidence that a communitarian approach, where societies foster environments that care for others, is highly effective at boosting a nation’s overall happiness.

Understanding the factors linked to improved well-being is a primary goal in social science and public policy. Ewa Palikot, a postdoctoral researcher in the Macropsychology Lab at the Institute of Psychology at the Polish Academy of Sciences, noted that personal and collective well-being can diverge. “Most previous research has focused on what makes individual people happy and satisfied,” Palikot said. “Much less is known about what makes entire societies happy.”

Sometimes, what brings satisfaction to an individual does not necessarily contribute to the happiness of their wider society. “Moreover, factors that increase an individual’s well-being do not necessarily contribute to the happiness of society as a whole, and vice versa,” she explained.

For instance, expressing negative emotions can be healthy for an individual, helping to release stress and frustration. Yet, living in a society where everyone frequently expresses negativity can lower the nation’s overall mood. Being a highly tolerant person does not always boost one’s own happiness compared to being prejudiced, but living among tolerant people tends to increase the happiness of everyone in that society.

These differences highlight that pathways to personal joy can diverge from pathways to collective joy. To make sense of these complex dynamics, the authors proposed two distinct routes to national well-being. The individualistic pathway assumes that if people take care of their own personal happiness, the whole society will naturally become happier.

The communitarian pathway proposes an alternative route. It suggests that society must create a supportive context in which individuals lift up the people around them. “We wanted to bring these findings together and provide a comprehensive picture, based on a one global dataset, of the mechanisms that contribute to societal happiness and identify which of them matter the most,” Palikot told PsyPost.

To evaluate these theories, the researchers analyzed data from the World Values Survey, a large international research project. The sample included exactly 97,220 citizens across 66 different countries, providing a vast and diverse pool of information. The scientists looked at two main outcomes, which were happiness and life satisfaction.

Happiness was measured as an emotional state, involving positive feelings like joy and contentment. Life satisfaction was measured as a cognitive evaluation. This means the researchers evaluated how people think about their life circumstances and whether their long-term goals are being met in reality.

The researchers examined more than 200 different social and psychological variables to see which ones predicted higher well-being. The authors used complex statistical models to observe effects at both the individual level and the country level. This layered method allowed them to see if a specific trait directly helped the person who held it, or if it benefited the broader society.

They also controlled for factors like age, gender, education, social status, and national economic wealth to ensure their findings were accurate. By factoring in these outside variables, they could isolate the true drivers of well-being. The scientists identified 56 specific mechanisms that were significantly associated with happiness or life satisfaction.

They synthesized these 56 mechanisms into five broad categories, or drivers, of societal happiness. The first driver is a society that allows for individual emancipation. This involves empowering people to make autonomous choices, such as advocating for equal rights, gender equality, and the acceptance of minority groups like immigrants.

The emancipation driver was found to operate almost entirely through the communitarian pathway. Fighting for equality did not necessarily make the advocates themselves happier. However, living in an inclusive society raised the average happiness of the entire population.

The second driver is fostering Enlightenment ideas and institutions. This category includes valuing science, human rights, and democratic participation. It involves a culture that relies on reason and critical thinking rather than strict traditional dogma. The authors found that embracing these ideals operates through both pathways, directly benefiting the individual and shaping a better societal context.

The third driver involves satisfying basic human needs, such as access to food, shelter, and healthcare. When individuals feel secure in these basic resources, they report much higher levels of personal happiness. This driver operates mostly through the individualistic route, meaning that fulfilling personal financial and physical needs boosts one’s own well-being but does not inherently create a happier social context for others.

The fourth driver, providing effective governing and security institutions, behaves similarly. Trusting institutions like the police, banks, and the justice system strongly improves an individual’s personal happiness. When people believe their system functions well, they feel protected, but this driver operates primarily through the individualistic pathway.

The fifth driver, favoring close in-group ties, revealed a complex relationship. “One of the most surprising findings was that some mechanisms operate in opposite directions at the individual and societal levels,” Palikot said. “For example, feeling closely connected to one’s neighborhood is associated with greater individual happiness.”

“However, societies that place a stronger overall emphasis on close local ties tend to be less happy,” she continued. “This suggests that mechanisms promoting individual happiness do not always translate into greater societal satisfaction.”

The researchers suggest that overly strong local ties might create a fractured society. When people only trust their immediate family or neighborhood, they may develop prejudice against outsiders. This lack of broad social trust can harm the nation’s collective well-being, showing that local bonding can sometimes backfire on a national scale.

By comparing all these drivers, the researchers determined which broad pathway is most effective. “The main message is that no single factor determines how happy a society is,” Palikot explained. “Instead, we identified five broad drivers of happiness that can operate simultaneously at both the individual and the societal level.”

“We found that mechanisms creating a social environment that benefits other people explain differences in happiness between societies better than mechanisms focused only on individual happiness and life satisfaction,” she added. “This suggests that public policies aimed at building open, fair, and supportive societies may have a greater impact on societal happiness than policies focused exclusively on improving the lives of individual citizens.”

“Our findings show that a happy society is more than just a collection of happy individuals,” Palikot said. “Meeting basic needs and having the freedom to work on personal goals are important, but so is the social environment in which we live. Societies are happier when they create conditions that benefit everyone, for example, by promoting equality, freedom of choice, trust, human rights, and institutions that work for the common good.”

These findings come with certain limitations, particularly regarding cause-and-effect relationships. “It is also important to remember that our study is correlational, so it cannot establish causal relationships,” Palikot noted. Future studies would need to track changes over many years to confirm if shifting cultural values directly cause long-term changes in a nation’s mood.

Palikot also warned against dismissing the value of personal fulfillment. “One important point is that our findings should not be interpreted as suggesting that individual happiness is unimportant,” she cautioned. “On the contrary, meeting basic needs, being healthy, and feeling in control of one’s own life remain essential for one’s well-being.”

The research conceptualized societal happiness simply as the average level of individual happiness within a given country. Other cultural models might view collective happiness differently, and subjective well-being extends beyond just happiness.

“This study is part of a broader research program on cultural differences in subjective well-being,” Palikot said. “In our current work we want to move beyond the traditional view of well-being as happiness and life satisfaction and examine what people in different cultures consider to be the essential components of a good life.”

“Our goal is to develop a more comprehensive and culturally sensitive model of well-being that captures not only how people evaluate their lives, but also what they believe a good life should look like,” she explained.

Experts plan to further investigate the exact tipping point where close local ties stop being beneficial and start causing societal divisions. “Another line of research will focus on mechanisms that seem to have opposite effects at different levels of analysis,” Palikot said.

“For example, trust toward close others appears to increase individual life satisfaction while being associated with lower societal happiness,” she added. “We would like to better understand why such mechanisms emerge and under what conditions they help or hinder well-being at different levels.”

The study, “Global mapping of happiness: mechanisms, drivers, and pathways to societal happiness,” was authored by Ewa Palikot, Brian W. Haas, Kosuke Takemura, and Kuba Kryś.

URL: https://www.psypost.org/scientists-identify-five-key-factors-linked-to-happiness-across-66-countries/

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@kalvin0x1ad/116902234309143417

This mutual aid campaign is now closed. Your support has enabled us to maintain connectivity and access essential supplies. I value these tangible resources over monetary measures. I have what I need; please reserve your support for others. Thank you for standing with me.

#mutualaid #solidarity #communitysupport #studentlife #activism #basicneeds #foodsecurity #support #care #humanrights #community #wellbeing #help #grassroots #together #sustainability #techstudent #activist #resources

I'm seeking mutual aid as a student and activist to cover essentials this month. Here’s the list:

🍚 10kg Rice: RM29.99
🐔 Canned Curry: RM4.99
🍗 Fried Chicken: RM24.99
🍵 Green Tea: RM19.99
💵 Platform Fee: RM9.99

Any contribution is appreciated. I will share proof of purchases to show the impact. Thank you for your solidarity.

#mutualaid #solidarity #communitysupport #studentlife #activism #basicneeds #foodsecurity #support #care #humanrights #community #wellbeing #help #grassroots

#morality #liberals #poverty #politics #GovernmentFailure #usa #corporations #healthcare #education #housing #basicneeds

Can we raise some funds today for the #Vulpibus folx to:
Buy hand sanitizer (regular and granular for oily work)
Buy milk
Buy medication for @Kuniti_shino
Buy fuel for the Vulpibus
Pay for bureaucracy?

Wise: @danield4726
Paypal: @athamanatha
Cashapp: $athamanatha
Venmo: @Athamanatha
Visa+: @athamanatha.paypal
Bank transfers: DM

Stay awesome!

#mutualaid #queermutualaid #transmutualaid #fedihelp #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer #homeless #basicneeds #vehicledweller #unemployable #unemployed #help #moneyhelp #helpfolkslive #helpfolkslive2026 #hygiene #food #drinks

A little, piercing case-study of long-term military occupation #Gaza #BasicNeeds
"Maritime boundaries outlined in agreements since the 1993 Oslo Accords were rarely implemented on the water. The distances fishermen were permitted to travel in the sea constantly shifted, often shrinking without warning...
Months of Israeli starvation have turned fresh protein into a rarity; thus, fish is a special luxury"
https://aje.news/tj9tt8

🚨No more Dirty Business!🤬 The public, MPs & #Environmental Groups have said NO to 14 years of illegal Thames #Water #sewage #pollution. Email @Ofwat now, so that they can't ignore us!😤
#PublicServices #BasicNeeds #SaveOurHealth #SaveOurPlanet #SaveOurFood #MakePollutersPay #Politics
@We_OwnIt https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-ofwat-the-public-have-said-no-to-illegal-sewage-until-2040

@nathanlovestrees @mycrowgirl Love this post and thread #basicneeds #animalbehaviour

14.11.25

Haneen wrote about Aylan:

"Today I went to buy her shoes.

Thank you.

They cost me 25 shekels and $8."

🕊 https://gofund.me/e8e853a83

#AylanGotNewShoes 👟 😊 🎉

Aylan's request if you didn't see it:
https://mastodon.social/@naeemafamily/115537061731568038

[Rapha]

#Gazaverified #shoes #basicneeds #dailylife #HelpGaza #winter

11.11.25

Haneen sent this video of Aylan and wrote:

"My daughter is not used to asking anyone for anything, but the difficult circumstances we are going through have made her beg you to help her meet her simple needs."

Please help Aylan get new shoes:

🕊 https://gofund.me/e8e853a83

[Rapha]

#GazaVerified #children #shoes #HelpGaza #winter #dailylife #basicneeds

The two-way communication, including social media, which involves using devices with low latency, has made it easier for irresponsible people to hurt others. They will think or use every justification, such as too many people, the communicator's style being in a communication manner they personally dislike, the people communicating being of low-quality communication style, and many more. If I missed any contexts, please tell me!

#vulnerability #communication #mentalhealth #silencetreatment #emotionalharm #basicneeds #injustice #victimblaming #relationships #digitalethics #advocacy

No—encampment sweeps do not save cities money, and yes—corporations are increasingly acquiring single-family homes, making homeownership harder for individuals.
#homelessness #unhoused #poverty #workingpoor #medicaid #snap #assistance #rent #housing #food #basicneeds

http://invisiblymisdiagnosed.com/2025/10/31/government-shutdown/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Monday, October 27, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/monday-october-27-2025/

Atha and Inara are in Colorado now, but are being sent letters from upset car loan and credit companies now, and the #urgentmutualaid #urgentcrowdfund #urgentmutualaidrequest #mutualaid post I made asking for $2000 is getting much more pressing. Please help! We really don't want to reach the stage of courts and bankruptcies and repossessions.

The Nissan Leaf is a necessary runabout, as there are many places such as food banks, potential workplaces and supermarkets where bringing a bus in is impractical, not to mention expensive to use as a commuting or shopping vehicle.

#donations please and help with #getfedihired please!

https://liberapay.com/athamanatha
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Cashapp $athamanatha
Venmo @Athamanatha
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Wise, IBAN, ACH, UK bank transfer, Throne, Xoom and Zelle available on request.

The good news is they have been able to meet up with a lot of cool folks who are pointing them towards help with other things than money, such as mechanical work, an address, IT and healthcare.

#lgbtqia #trans #queer #salmacian #nonbinary #pansexual #polyamorous #homeless #rebuildinglife #moneyhelp #help #fedihelp #helpfolkslive2025 #helpfolkssurvive2025 #helpfolkslive #helpfolkssurvive #basicneeds #debts #foodbank #travel #lendahelpinghand #communesandconvoys #communityspirit
#fuckcapitalism
#fucktrump
#fuckputin
#fuckmusk
#fuckproject2025
#endpoverty
#endhomelessness
#solarpunk #future

I'd honestly rather pay taxes for this than the “America Last” agenda that Trump apparently has.

#socialist #utopia #Socialism #BasicNeeds #universalhealthcare #freedom

@AstroMancer5G

Bummed that I can't quote this, as I wanted to contribute.

Agree. 💯

And maybe there's another point here, that religious folk want these benefits to ONLY come from religion so they'll block the work to provide these to everyone. "Social policies don't work!" "Non-profits can do that!"

But do they? Are they actually effective at providing the services? Or do they function as marketing with a small side-benefit?

#positive #OrganizedReligion #religion #failures #secular #organize #space #philosophical #discussion #collective #emotional #healing #childcare #BasicNeeds #intergenerational #community #traditions #existence #working #money #church #hierarchy #priority #atheist #movement

Anyone want to give @vulpinelabs @Kuniti_shino some food and a month's worth of backlogged laundry money?

Hungry engineers and mad scientists want to be fed well and cleanly clothed for their preparations for winter!

They are bureaucratically held back from "just getting a job" right now unless they can #getfedihired as #digitalnomads or informal work.

Edited: $300/$100 for today and tomorrow and some groceries! Thanks!!!

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Ko-fi (charges small fees):
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Visa+: a service provided by Visa to allow transfers into a PayPal account from a bank, I think?
+Athamanatha.paypal

Throne: needs an address to be set up, DM for info

IBAN: European interbank transfer system. DM for info.

Wise: international low-fee conversions and transfers. DM for info.

ACH: American interbank transfer system. DM for info.

Zelle: international or local money transfers directly between participating banks. DM for info.

Xoom: occasionally a more favourable method than PayPal transfers for sending money between PayPal and someone's bank account. DM for info.

#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #trans #transcrowdfund #helpfolkslive2025 #endhomelessness #homeless #Vulpibus #buslife #vanlife #lifeontheroad #crowdfund #crowdfunding #fundraiser #roadtrip #help #fedihelp #fuckcapitalism #food #feedthepoor #DIYBio #DIY #insulation #batteries #solar #solarpunk #basicneeds #unemployed #communesandconvoys

🌿 BASIC NEEDS: How Easy Life Flows When Reduced to Simple Basic Needs

When life is reduced to food, shelter, clothing, and peace of mind, everything flows with ease. Simplicity isn’t lack — it’s freedom. 🌱

#Minimalism #BasicNeeds #Simplicity #LifeFlow

👉

https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/basic-needs-01ae149b4194?sk=9db3643b693946d98cbbe26b00251356

@ApostateEnglishman @GeofCox @junesim63
Anyone got a good source on how much someone/a group really does need for self-sufficiency? (I'm assuming a bit of trade with other groups... all the more reason to learn from someone who's done their homework. So many variables - soil quality, latitude and local climate, what else?) #Foodandwaterhandbook #basicneeds

Why we need a #solidarity #economy now

As the #US faces historic cuts to the #socialsafetynet, local #economic alternatives can meet #basicneeds and provide #opportunities to #organize for a better future.

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/07/why-we-need-solidarity-economy-now/

Every time you eat be grateful for it because hundreds of millions of people are still starving now. Be grateful for whatever food you have, no matter how much it is. Food is a basic human need that no human being throughout history can deny.

#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #food #foods #savefood #hunger #hungry #starvation #starving #history #basicneed #basicneeds #humanneed #humanneeds #begrateful #grateful #imgrateful #noonecandeny #feedthehungry #feedpeople

Robert Ellis Thompson, Presbyterian minister, sees the hand of God in US history. Covetousness threatens the US, breeds conspicuous consumption, and envy by the poor. It brings to the US the old problems of the Old World.

Today, some will agree with Thompson on warning poor, but also warn those who warn about ostentation.

How can you avoid covetousness, of those above you, or for that which you do not yet possess?

#christian #goanddo #wokeness #basicneeds #saveasylum