American Cheers, Jeers, and Tears
Society & Culture
It’s a typical sign of our over-fed, selfish, and materialistic society. Our happiness appears to depend on indulging in fleeting pleasures and instant gratifications. Usually, it’s not what we need, it’s what we want. Fancy items trendy people consider a must-have. We are often so impatient that we can’t wait, we want it right now. Overnight deliveries of online-purchases are the best example of that.
If doesn’t matter if this costs a lot of time, energy, and money. We just want an instant feeling of pleasure, even if it hurts us in a long-run.
This is a clear sign of our lack of self-discipline, psychologists say. People forgo significant long-term benefits for insignificant short-term temptations. Why do we do that?
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