High Definition: Affluenza
07.15.2010 | by Maxwell | 1 Comment
n. 1. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.
2. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses.
3. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by pursuit of the American Dream.
4. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth.
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November 13th, 2010 @ 5:41 am
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