According to our reader, "there seems to be an inverse relationship between GDP and the quality of life. The more GDP grows, the more the quality of life deteriorates. This made me think about how much Americans waste food and natural resources. For example, FOX had a show, where people tried to out eat each other. The glutton and wastefulness was appalling, and at the same time, entertaining to some.
There's an epidemic sweeping the country. It's not your typical virus, but rather a /highly contagious disease of epidemic overconsumption, and the symptoms include compulsive shopping, high debt, overwork, inability to delay gratification, a sense of entitlement, obsession with externals and "having it all," wastefulness, and stress. The disease is called affluenza, which is derived from the word "affluence," meaning: "a : an abundant flow or supply: PROFUSION b : abundance of property : WEALTH."
According to affluenza.org, The average adult spends more time shopping each week than s/he spends with his or her children. "More Americans visit shopping malls on Sunday than go to church. More Americans file for bankruptcy each year than graduate from college. The average American home is more than twice as large as it was in the
1950s, yet the average family is smaller. We work longer, have less time for families, and are more stressed out." In a recent interview, i read that President George Bush was told that American consumers need to cut down on their overconsumption of food, energy and consumer products in order to protect the world from environmental degradation. The argument was that an average American family of four, for example, consume much more than an average extended family of eight or ten in India or Mexico. Overconsumption was, therefore, as destructive as overpopulation, but the US kept pointing its finger at developing nations urging them to curb their population growth while refusing to yield to the consumption demand. Bush stated, "The American lifestyle is not up for negotiations," It seems that the American economy, after all, thrives on overconsumption, and Americans would, therefore, continue to consume recklessly irrespective of what the world thinks of them.
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...w that I have heard/read all the ways that Americans are wasting the World's resources, I must ask myself what can I do to help alleviate my own affluenza. The answers are simple.
Live more simply.
Save more money.
Spend less.
Cut back.
Conserve.
Avoid impulse spending.
These seem like easy solutions, however, there are other ways that we can individually use less. After writing PG&E, this is what I have been doing:
1.Turning off all lights when no one is in the room
2.Turning off ALL appliances that are not being used at the moment
3.Use light bulbs that are easier on the environment and use less electricity.
(this alone has saved me $70 on my last electric bill.
4. Recycle all glass, plastic and paper. According to PG&E commercials, recycling 1 glass bottle can produce enough power for a television for 3 hours.
In conclusion, I can state that I have learned more about how the US is wasteful, and there are things that I can individually do to alleviate some of the problems. Unfortunately, I do not have a magic cure for affluenza. Considering that President Bush does not want to change this affluenza trend, but at least i can do my part.
Most of the population today, mainly the younger generations, do not know exactly how good they have it or how much worse the quality of life can be. Personally, I’ve been fortunate enough in my life to not have experienced too many hardships. It was a real eye-opener for me after my interview with Mary Fowler, Great Depression survivor. She has been a close friend to my grandmother for as long as I can remember, but I have never heard her real story.
IOM (Institute of Medicine). (2011). The future of nursing: leading change, advancing health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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