Intelligent people became less happy during the pandemic -- but the opposite was true for unintelligent people

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[–]chottohen 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In general, and before COVID-19, more intelligent individuals have always been happier than less intelligent individuals throughout their lives, albeit not because they were more intelligent but because they earned more, were more likely to be married, and were healthier.

That doesn't ring true for me. I've always used the rule of thumb: big brain, big pain.

[–]The_Lear_Bluce_Ree 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've literally always heard the opposite of this study. More intelligent people have always been reported to be more depressed and unhappy than unintelligent people.