Society used to give good advice, that for 90% of the population would be the things that would make them happy or at least content. We got so caught up, thinking about the minority of people for whom that lifestyle wasn’t a good fit that we abandoned giving advice to anybody and left everybody to make their own choices with no guidance or reinforcement. And indeed, for the last 50 years, we’ve demonized the traditional choices.
As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Are people happier now and more content now that they have a lot more choice than they were 50 years ago?
Luckily at the individual level, there is an easy solution: listen to your mom and marry someone who listens to their mom and raise your kids to listen to their mom. Everyone else can have their choice.
As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Are people happier now and more content now that they have a lot more choice than they were 50 years ago?
Luckily at the individual level, there is an easy solution: listen to your mom and marry someone who listens to their mom and raise your kids to listen to their mom. Everyone else can have their choice.