You might expect those who know that death is not too far away, such as senior citizens, would be bummed out. But seniors are usually happier than younger people.
People have unconscious biases about status just like they have unconscious biases about race—and together, these biases strongly favor high-status White people.
In a world of growing political, economic, and ethnic tension, feeling understood by the members of groups to which we don’t belong may be the key to a way forward.