Affluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us–and How to Fight Back

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affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste as a consequence of the dogged pursuit of more.

We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can also be. Now in its third edition, this book can safely be referred to as prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and circle of relatives conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague.

The brand new edition traces the role overconsumption played within the Great Recession, discusses new how one can measure social health and success (such as the Gross Domestic Happiness index), and offers policy recommendations to make our society more simplicity-friendly. The underlying message isn’t to stop buying—it’s to keep in mind that, at all times, that the most efficient things in life aren’t things.

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