What Fidel built. Universal quality education, best in the world (yet free) healthcare, and a lack of economic opportunities.

The one trait you always hear about life in Cuba - happiness. A people that are given to singing, dancing, sharing and caring. I wonder how much communism had to do with that.

In the context of Black Friday, I wonder - is it possible to happily coexist with stores that stock every material object in the world?

What do tribal societies have in common with Cuba that makes them so happy? A closely knit social fabric, a lack of material distractions, or both?