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Upworthy

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Good news: Our pessimism about other people doesn't line up with reality

Upworthy
Summary
Nutrition label

72% Informative

A new study shows that people are a lot more honest and kind than we think.

People are twice as likely to return a lost wallet than people believe.

The most social trust we have—believing that people will generally do the decent or honorable thing—the higher our happiness level.

The World Happiness Report has a lot to say about people-to-people interactions.

VR Score

79

Informative language

83

Neutral language

51

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

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