> You live in an era of material abundance beyond the wildest imaginations of your ancestors. This does not appear to be making people any happier than they ev

> You live in an era of material abundance beyond the wildest imaginations of your ancestors. This does not appear to be making people any happier than they ever have been. Rather, the isolation implicit in an increasingly transactional society is creating a lot of loneliness, which generally has a greater impact on life satisfaction than material comfort.