The Hedonic Treadmill
&quot;The material standard of living of a homeless person in modern-day Manhattan is several dozens of times higher than the wealthiest of kings ten thousand years ago.&quot;<p>Can someone explain to me what their definition of &quot;standard of living&quot; is in this context?<p>I get that they might have access to cleaner water, but surely easy access to food prepared for you and having a roof over your head in a snowstorm would sound really appealing to someone without a home.<p>(Maybe I need to know what they use as the definition of &quot;homeless&quot;...)