There might be a Great Affluence Fallacy going on — we want privacy in individual instances, but often this makes life generally worse. PhotoIn 18th-century America, colonial society and Native American society sat side by side. The colonials occasionally tried to welcome Native American children into their midst, but they couldn’t persuade them to stay. Colonial society was richer and more advanced. In the great American tradition, millennials would like to have their cake and eat it, too.

Source: New York Times August 09, 2016 07:18 UTC