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Uploaded by on Nov 13, 2007

Status Anxiety discusses the desire of people in many modern societies to "climb the social ladder" and the anxieties that result from a focus on how one is perceived by others.

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  • I have always thought that mere literacy is a staggering human achievement through years of learning, yet it is barely recognised as such and almost taken for granted.

  • Yeah, that's very true... I guess it's another factor that adds to the anxiety the documentary is talking about-- if we took time to think of how wonderful our skills are that we take for granted, perhaps we wouldn't be so discontent.

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  • he writes like a spaz lol.

  • I remember being unemployed for a while and feeling super rich when i found out i could get a welfare check.. the first time I got it, I danced on the street feeling rich.. I will never forget that! it's what makes me feel rich however little money I have ;-) expect nothing from life and you will be blessed with wealth!

  • A very good classic on this issue is "Man Friday" (1975) with Peter O'Toole and Richard Roundtree (Shaft). It's the story of Robinson Crusoe from the point of view of Friday.

  • "Man is born free but everywhere is in chains." ... Rousseau

  • way back before jean-jaques russeau ,epicurus taught about restraining desire to the essential needs

  • Part of the issue is also about competition for resources. In the 18 Century there were 1bn people or so., now there are 6bn (and soon 9bn).

  • rofl

  • He suited up :D

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