12.22.25: Emotional Weather Reports

Scientists finally mapped the emotional climate of every major city. New York runs on a baseline of irritated optimism. Tokyo has concentrated calm with pockets of existential dread. Bangkok oscillates between chaotic joy and resigned acceptance. The data is supposed to help urban planners. Instead, people started moving to cities that matched their moods. Entire populations sorted themselves by temperament. The angriest people clustered together and just yelled at each other all day. Somehow they seemed happier. Maybe we all just want to be around people who understand why we feel the way we feel.