I can relate to this completely. I grew up quite poor -- I mean, living in a trailer, getting food stamps and supplementing it with government cheese -- and now I'm supposedly so well off.
On the other hand, I think a lot of American's don't eat out (except bad fast food or Olive Garden or that ilk) and like all my friends I go out to nice places at the drop of a hat, and have a couple of expensive drinks while I'm at it. So of course it's all relative.
Re: the solution--there was a terrific article in last weeks New Yorker about dystopian thinkers, and while I don't agree with all they have to say, I do agree that a seismic shift is coming. AND, that painful change can be a very good thing for renewing society. We can't continue the way we are--nor should we want to.
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Date: 2009-01-27 06:05 pm (UTC)On the other hand, I think a lot of American's don't eat out (except bad fast food or Olive Garden or that ilk) and like all my friends I go out to nice places at the drop of a hat, and have a couple of expensive drinks while I'm at it. So of course it's all relative.
Re: the solution--there was a terrific article in last weeks New Yorker about dystopian thinkers, and while I don't agree with all they have to say, I do agree that a seismic shift is coming. AND, that painful change can be a very good thing for renewing society. We can't continue the way we are--nor should we want to.