All-Consuming Passion:
Waking up from the American Dream

Despite the astounding economic growth between 1958 and 1980, Americans reported feeling significantly less well-off in 1980 than they had 22 years before.

Rise in per capita consumption in the U.S. in the last 20 years: 45%

Decrease in quality of life in the U.S. since 1970, as measured by the index of Social Health: 51%

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