Still, although there are things I miss, it would be really foolish of me to dsay I am not better off. I tried to include in this measures of human happiness that are nearly universal - while any single one of them might be something for someone to quibble about, the overall picture represented by these questions is one of a life filled with what most people would agree are good things. Whereas the "spoiled" meme, I thought, was overwhelmingly focused on how much money you have.