The##1##betweenhappinessandtechnologyhasbeenaneternalsubjectforsocialcriticsand##2##sincetheadventoftheIndustrialRevolution.Butit’sbeenleftlargelyunexaminedbyeconomistsandsocialscientists.The##3##groundbreakingworkontherelationshipbetweenprosperityandwell-beingwasdonebytheeconomistRichardEasterlin,whoin1969wroteafamouspaper##4##“DoesEconomicGrowthImprovetheHumanLot?”Easterlinshowedthatwhenitcametodevelopedcountries,therewasnorealcorrelationbetweenanation’sincomelevelanditscitizens’happiness.Money,Easterlin##5##,couldnotbuyhappiness—atleastnotafteracertainpoint.Easterlinshowedthatthoughpovertywasstronglycorrelatedwith##6##,onceacountrywassolidlymiddle-class,gettingwealthierdidnotseemtomakeitscitizensanyhappier.Thisseemstobeclosetoauniversalphenomenon.Infact,oneofhappinessscholars’mostimportant##7##isthatpeople##8##veryquicklytogoodnews.Takelotterywinnersforexample.Onefamousstudyshowedthatalthoughwinnerswerevery,veryhappywhentheywon,their##9##excitementquicklyevaporated,andafterawhiletheirmoodsand##10##ofwell-beingwereindistinguishablefromwhattheyhadbeenbeforethevictory.A)relationshipB)moderateC)miseryD)adoptE)technologicalF)entitledG)painfulH)trulyI)extremeJ)ideaK)adaptL)senseM)philosophersN)arguedO)insights