results of research on happiness over 20 years

People who are surrounded by many happy people and those who are central in the network are more likely to become happy in the future

Source: Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study. – PubMed – NCBI

Edward Snowden on the right to privacy

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Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say

Source: Edward Snowden on the right to privacy | Phil Ebersole’s Blog