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affluent society

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affluent society
n
(Sociology) a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available


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THE paradox of living in our affluent society is that while we have more than ever to be grateful for, the need for our gratitude becomes less immediately obvious.
The fight for democracy in the Second World War, and the construction of an affluent society after it, were based on the fossil energy we exploited by scaling Hubbert's Peak (Deffeyes, 2001).
Consumerism and materialism won't fill the spiritual emptiness so many in an affluent society experience.
 
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