I would disagree that we're better off. Well, maybe some people would be. But personally, that information has actually had the ironic effect of making me more

I would disagree that we're better off. Well, maybe some people would be. But personally, that information has actually had the ironic effect of making me more effective at using my 'free will'. It's easier to try and be something other than what you are if you believe you think you have more control than you actually do, and that's a potentially huge waste of energy.