I hesitate to trust umbrella measurements of the health of our economy when I know I cannot trust so much else of I read. Corporate advertising and public relations will reasonably generate an environment of cynicism.

Why do I trust this article’s claims? I don’t necessarily. But, it reflects what I observe and my understandings of how humans live with one another.

America is a society optimized for individualism, but humans are social beings. This is basic stuff, but it’s undermined through propaganda and shame.