Posts Tagged ‘Material Goods’

Affluenza – The Need To Buy More and More Material Goods – Do You Suffer From It?

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Affluenza Documentary - Need to consume more

As defined by Wikipedia:

Affluenza, – painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.

and

Affluenza – 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses.
2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by the pursuit of the American Dream.
3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth.