A life without shame: in his day, what that meant was a linen shirt, and today, well, you still need the shirt, but you need the hybrid car, the HDTV, two holidays a year in the sun, the netbook and iPad, the list goes on -- an almost inexhaustible supply of goods, driven by this anxiety.
O viata fara rusine: in zilele lui acest lucru insemna camasile de in, si astazi, in continuare ai nevoie de camasa, dar ai nevoie de o masina hibrid, de HDTV, de doua vacante pe an in plin soare, de netbook si de iPad, iar lista poate continua -- cu o oferta aproape inepuizabila de bunuri, generata de aceasta anxietate.