Are we living more meaningful lives than our ancestors — or less?
Work, love, knowledge, and beauty are radically different today.
Opportunities for meaning have exploded, but something is missing. ↓
Work, love, knowledge, and beauty are radically different today.
Opportunities for meaning have exploded, but something is missing. ↓
Comments
In 1870, 63% of jobs were unpleasant manual labor.
By 2009, less than 3% were.
More people now work in cognitive or creative fields than ever before—but are those jobs fulfilling?
IT and management roles rank highest for satisfaction.
Marriage was a financial and social contract. True love was a luxury.
Rising prosperity and tools like online dating reshaped relationships, especially for same-sex couples.
Today, finding your soulmate is less luck, more choice.
We shifted from viewing children as a source of labor to viewing them as a source of joy.
Parents spend almost 3x more interactive time with kids than they did in the 1960s.
Yet, many report not having enough time for themselves.
And yet… people are reading less.
~20% of adults read a book on any given day; 80% watch TV.
But we’re surrounded by blandness: minimalist buildings, neutral-toned cars, fast fashion.