Affluenza
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Illustration: Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (c. 1875) by James McNeill Whistler
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Affluenza, from affluence and influenza, is a term used by critics of consumerism. Sources define it as follows:
- affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.
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See also
- Christian views on poverty and wealth
- Conspicuous consumption
- Diseases of affluence
- Escape from Affluenza
- Lifestyle diseases
- Simple living
- Status Anxiety
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