Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an existential crisis
www.cbsnews.com
With an economy hit hard by COVID, many Bhutanese have left for jobs abroad. Bhutan's government, which for years has prioritized Gross National Happiness, is now working to lure people back.

I didn’t know anything about Bhutan before reading this, so it sounded fairly Solarpunk to me. I’m hopeful for their new city.

    • jeffhykin@lemm.eeOP
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      3 days ago

      Yeah :/ it does appear that way. I looked into them a bit after reading the article, they’ve got a 61/100 score on the freedom house index (US is 83/100). From freedom of speech to freedom of religion, there seems to be a lot of not-as-advertised realities.