America has become one the wealthiest nations in human history and has perpetuated a standard of living unseen in other nations across human history. It makes sense that a dark side of that is having a a decadent citizenry that is obsessed with mindless distractions brought on by consumer wealth rather than substantive ideas and issues.
America has become one the wealthiest nations in human history and has perpetuated a standard of living unseen in other nations across human history. It makes sense that a dark side of that is having a a decadent citizenry that is obsessed with mindless distractions brought on by consumer wealth rather than substantive ideas and issues.
"It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming." -Garrison Keillor
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between..." -Oscar Wilde
America has become one the wealthiest nations in human history and has perpetuated a standard of living unseen in other nations across human history. It makes sense that a dark side of that is having a a decadent citizenry that is obsessed with mindless distractions brought on by consumer wealth rather than substantive ideas and issues.
"It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming." -Garrison Keillor
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between..." -Oscar Wilde