We complain a lot. As a nation we have it pretty good compared to the rest of the world.
Compared to homo sapiens throughout history, we have it great. And yet, we seem to do a lot of whining.  Complaining is about blame. It’s about bad stuff out of your control happening to you. But a lot of what happens to us is our own fault.Â
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