I’ll commence by begging to differ, referencing a worldwide Gallup Poll that collected information on the general feeling of well-being within 168 countries based on Internetness.
Reacting to the Gallup’s findings, nature.com ran an article by Carissa Wong, headlined, “Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being.” It is subheaded, “A survey of more than 2.4 million people finds that being online can have a positive effect on welfare.”
People aged 15 and above participated.
Wong wrote, “On average, people who had access to the Internet scored 8% higher on measures of life satisfaction,…
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