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HA! That made me laugh. Yes, I hate when people romanticize the past and believe that we have somehow become less happy, and that we would be better off retreating into the forest. I have not read as much Bertrand Russell as I should have by this point. That is definitely a big gap in my library that must be remedied soon. I'll check out The Conquest of Happiness, since I've been interested in the topic for a while now.
Conquest of Happiness is a good place to get acquainted with Russell, because its a pretty light read, but characteristic of his style, nonetheless. You can read it in a couple evenings, unlike some of his mathematical and philosophical writings that require a lot deeper attention.