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Harral Burris's avatar

Wonderful article. I'm struck by your concept of violence per happiness unit. You could state it as V/HU. It sounds like a baseball state but who knows what you'll find.

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Jeremi Suri's avatar

I agree that it could be a very reveling measure. Topic for your next article, Evan?

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Evan Buckingham's avatar

Glad you liked it, Harral, and it certainly could be, Jeremi! Harvard just released its "Global Flourishing Study" last week, so there's more data on the denominator side.

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