https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1408.3550/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8246593urn:hackerpapers:mention:1408.3550:8246593Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:57:38 GMT<p>Reading the paper the article is based on (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1408.3550v1.pdf)- the evidence seems pretty weak: &quot;Subjective well-being is observed through the answers to the question “How satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?”. Answers range on a scale from 0 (extremely dissatisfied) to 10 (extremely satisfied)&quot; The average results are about 7 ( between 7.25 and 7.76 in the North, 7.02 and 7.21 in the Center and 6.85 and 7.26 in the South) And for social networking sites &quot;the total net effect is negative and amounts to about -0.15%.&quot; So that&#x27;s a change of like 7.25 down to…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1408.3550/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CY