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I live in Northern Norway in eastern Finnmark. This article seems to miss these points

- When you are sufficiently far north, winter means beautiful snowy landscapes, aurora borealis, good stable conditions for cross country skiing, no grey slush. Winter is just straight up better than further south.

- People who live here can move south whenever they feel like it, so those who don't stay by choice. It's not like this region is a hub of great career opportunities and so on, unemployment rates are generally higher than the rest of the country, so people don't get stuck because of work quite as much. So, there is clearly a selection bias towards people who like winter!

Personally I don't think there's too much magic mindset stuff going on. Winter just doesn't suck as much as the author seems to imply. Also, there's plenty of SAD going on so it's not like we are immune..