But wellbeing research yields a sharper insight: even if we could bounce back from a crash, the cost would be high. Boom-and-bust destroy wellbeing, which is diminished far more by a fall in GDP than it is enhanced by an equal and opposite GDP increase.
但对幸福的研究能够让人更清晰地认识到：即便我们能从经济暴跌中复苏，也需要付出太过昂贵的代价。周而复始的繁荣萧条循环摧毁了幸福感，GDP下降对幸福感的打击比同等的反向GDP增长要高得多。