We need to change from being econotarians to being humanitarians, from measuring humanity’s progress in economic terms to measuring humanity’s progress in terms of happiness. When we do, we will automatically make public policy decisions based on what most helps people thrive.

How do you suppose that happiness can be measured at scale, and across cultures (who each have different conceptions of what it means to be happy)? Isn’t money the closest thing we have to a unified idea of happiness?