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Do We Need to Redefine 'Better Off'?
Most Americans do not believe that the next generation will be “better off” than their parents. But what does that mean?
Courtney Martin introduces her new book, The New Better Off, with this staggering statistic: nearly two-thirds of Americans do not believe that the next generation will be “better off” than their parents.
That reality provoked Martin to probe more deeply into what the expression “better off” really means to our society. Ultimately,The New Better Off proposes a more holistic view of human happiness, rather than the hamster-wheel of work and money that drives our modern idea of success. I liked the book so much I blurbed it, and Martin recently took some time to answer a few questions from CityLab.