7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable demonstrates its own sixth point, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a kernel of truth to its central thesis that we have made our lives less pleasant by removing annoyances — like other people — from our lives. The list of reasons why modern folks are less happy than they should be:
- Not enough annoying strangers in our lives.
- Not enough annoying friends, either.
- Text = Bad Communication
- Text = Less Communication
- We’re not criticized enough.
- The Outrage Machine
- We feel worthless because we actually are worth less.