alt Hacker NewsIt's extremely important if you're interested in social stability. Unhappy people have a tendency to turn authoritarian and lash about, hurting both their own society and anyone who looks different.
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QuercusMax • last Tuesday at 8:43 PM
I dunno, "discontent" is a pretty politically charged word, going back to Shakespeare - "Now is the winter of our discontent" from Richard III is referring to an attempted political overthrow.
Unhappiness sounds much more pedestrian.
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Authoritarianism is usually imposed from above, not below.