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A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
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So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
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andy cohen's "am i excited about 2026? [pregnant pause] yeah. i... yeah. i mean, what's the alternative?" is the realest thing i've seen all night
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 AM
andy cohen's "am i excited about 2026? [pregnant pause] yeah. i... yeah. i mean, what's the alternative?" is the realest thing i've seen all night
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In 2005 Benedict became Pope and the Seahawks won 13 games and went to the Super Bowl
In 2013 Francis became Pope and the Seahawks won 13 games and went to the Super Bowl
In 2025 Leo became Pope and the Seahawks have won 13 games...
In 2013 Francis became Pope and the Seahawks won 13 games and went to the Super Bowl
In 2025 Leo became Pope and the Seahawks have won 13 games...
December 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
In 2005 Benedict became Pope and the Seahawks won 13 games and went to the Super Bowl
In 2013 Francis became Pope and the Seahawks won 13 games and went to the Super Bowl
In 2025 Leo became Pope and the Seahawks have won 13 games...
In 2013 Francis became Pope and the Seahawks won 13 games and went to the Super Bowl
In 2025 Leo became Pope and the Seahawks have won 13 games...
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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*whispers so quietly no one can hear me beyond a ten yard radius*
Geno?????
Geno?????
December 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
*whispers so quietly no one can hear me beyond a ten yard radius*
Geno?????
Geno?????
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every. fucking. time.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
every. fucking. time.
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks
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This is metal
ICE voodoo doll discovered in New Orleans as immigration crackdown continues
A handmade “voodoo doll” portraying an ICE agent was found in Uptown New Orleans as federal immigration enforcement continues across south Louisiana.
www.fox8live.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This is metal
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This is 'let's circle back in the new year' o'clock.
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is 'let's circle back in the new year' o'clock.
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bro we *finally* have a holly surplus and now you want to deck the halls? BOUGHFULLY???
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
bro we *finally* have a holly surplus and now you want to deck the halls? BOUGHFULLY???
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Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable
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Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
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Our ancestors slept on cave floors and I need a pillow for my head, a pillow for my body, zero light, a white noise machine, and one leg out of my covers before I can even close my eyes
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Our ancestors slept on cave floors and I need a pillow for my head, a pillow for my body, zero light, a white noise machine, and one leg out of my covers before I can even close my eyes
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thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014
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Buncha supposed politics experts are going to spend the next week looking at a young charismatic candidate with an optimistic message like it’s some cryptic formula for cold fusion
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Buncha supposed politics experts are going to spend the next week looking at a young charismatic candidate with an optimistic message like it’s some cryptic formula for cold fusion
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
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WHY DID I GET INVESTED IN SPORTS?!?!? WHAT DID I HOPE TO GAIN FROM THIS?!?!?
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
WHY DID I GET INVESTED IN SPORTS?!?!? WHAT DID I HOPE TO GAIN FROM THIS?!?!?
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the last six weeks or so of m's baseball has been some of the most fun baseball i've seen in my life
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
the last six weeks or so of m's baseball has been some of the most fun baseball i've seen in my life