Those are difficult questions. Are we talking about how "happy" people are? That's the goal for some people, and an official goal for Bhutan according to its constitution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness). But I don't think we know very well how to measure it accurately.
It has been claimed that the move from hunter-gathering to agriculture brought a lot of misery while improving efficiency according to economic measures.
It has been claimed that the move from hunter-gathering to agriculture brought a lot of misery while improving efficiency according to economic measures.