Meaning of affluenzic | Babel Free

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Of or pertaining to affluenza.

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“The affluenzic society manages to commodify experiences that were previously some of life's freest and most shareable goods. This atrophy of higher human capacities is one of the great harms of the affluenzic society, which provides a host⟳ of gadgets and commodities on which to focus⟳ consumer desires and hopes that are inflated and deranged by intense marketing and advertising.”

“The environmental analysts Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent write⟳ of high consumption being driven in the West – and on a global level – by a 'Coke and McDonalds^([sic]) culture', and they invoke the affluenzic impact of emulation and the key role of advertising.”

“[U]nless the affluenzic system finds ways of limiting its own⟳ expansion, then the system will become⟳ self-destructive, and whatever good it has brought to the stakeholders will be lost. If nation-states and multinational corporations care for their own⟳ future existence, then they have⟳ a profound interest⟳ in ensuring that the affluenzic system in which they have⟳ been thriving does not end⟳ up destroying itself and everyone in it.”

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