It’s clear that by the academic literature’s definition of social mobility, the trends aren’t very promising. However, social mobility can be better understood as the economics of flourishing, or the opportunity to better oneself and those around them. Understood this way, an abundance agenda is critical to increasing social mobility and enhancing human flourishing. If we embrace such an agenda, we’ll find that we’re a more socially mobile people—with greater opportunity and a brighter future—than we thought.
