GDP per capita correlates with life satisfaction—but negatively with meaning
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-08-18
Economist Anna Stansbury notes GDP per capita strongly predicts life satisfaction across countries yet correlates negatively with sense of meaning, asking whether an AI-rich future brings hedonic satisfaction but little eudaimonia.
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