Herbert Graf wrote:

>>> The study seems to assume that the additional energy use is a result of
>>> trying to be "happier". 
>> 
>> What study is that?
> 
> Not sure, the op mentioned some study about happiness not correlating to
> higher energy usage.

That was me. In that post I wrote: "Research about people's happiness
consistently comes to conclusions that spending (wasting?) more energy does
not correlate with increased happiness."

I did not imply a causal relationship. There is just so far no confirmation
that lifestyles that use a lot of energy result in a higher degree of
happiness. 

(Of course, when comparing it makes sense to compare regions with similar
relevant characteristics. Which should be possible.)

Gerhard

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