they're american studies so think conservatives are happier than progressives

Liberals are conservative.

Technically this can be right (liberalism is the status quo in our liberal democracy, and preserving it is conservative, and additionally conservatives are generally one type of liberal), but this is such a vague statement that whether it's right or not is subjective to the reader. It would be helpful if this claim were more specific.

is there anything else you want to add?

for me this is what i see all over this place every day, new pointlessly depressing posts

negativity spreads like a cancer and tbh i’m getting kind of sick of it