Monkeys, was going through an article on The Atlantic (link). A social speaks about her research about the American dream and talks about how the opposition to consumerism has become mainstream. An interesting observation is that 80 percent of the survey-takers think that Americans are too materialistic.
There is a widespread sense among the population that people have gotten too materialistic, and that's been around for a while. It’s also the case that materialism is the other person’s disease, so 80 percent of people think that Americans are too materialistic. But as you get closer and closer to them—their friends, their family, their kids—they are sort of less and less likely to think that they're too materialistic. It's one of those findings that you have to be careful about how you interpret.
The article had some insightful insights on the rise in consumerism and how it is viewed across demographics. Would like to know your thoughts.
