DanishExpat's comments

There's no developed society in the world that doesn't have it's share of people who hold some version of those exact views.

That's why the article covered this view point but ultimately concluded that when those Danes were asked which other country they would rather live in, the response was silence.

I live in the US and pay an enormous amount of taxes that do not go towards improving society the way they would in Denmark. Close to 80% of people routinely vote in general elections in Denmark. This means that by and large Danes have the government and the polices they want.

The "low expectations" trope trotted out again. When almost every important economic and social metric is in world leading territory, then I think it'd be better expressed as "ambitious, but realistic expectations".

The Danish do not exclusively hold the secret to happiness. As the article ultimately concedes, it's not a secret that egalitarian societies are happier, which - from a Danish perspective - means they're more successful.