Hacker News with Generative AI: Bhutan

The curious tale of Bhutan's playable record postage stamps (2015) (thevinylfactory.com)
Made of plastic and embossed with a melody, these tiny record stamps are among the strangest, most enchanting bits of vinyl out there. Chris May investigates how the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan came to produce the world’s “first talking stamps”.
Bhutan, Stamps, Vinyl, Music
119 points by ohjeez 2 days ago | 20 comments
Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an existential crisis (cbsnews.com)
Bhutan, the tiny kingdom that introduced Gross National Happiness to the world, has a problem: young people are leaving the country in record numbers.
Bhutan, Happiness, Social Issues, Migration, Demographics
271 points by nradov 186 days ago | 366 comments
Bhutan's Prime Minister: 'We have to ask ourselves why we want economic growth' (elpais.com)
Gross National Happiness is a development philosophy that puts happiness and well-being in the center of our development agenda. GDP is important. But there are other things that are equally important. The idea is, the question is, why GDP? We have to ask ourselves why we want economic growth. It has to be ultimately for the happiness and well-being of the people.
Bhutan, Economics, Development Philosophy
23 points by geox 232 days ago | 10 comments
Bhutan's first AI startup is seven college kids in a dorm (restofworld.org)
Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Bhutan, Education
77 points by NDAjam 310 days ago | 21 comments