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Junior Chimp
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« on: August 03, 2008, 09:53:27 PM » |
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I guess it's more to do with upbringing. Those who were born in the aftermath of the Second World War in countries that were not devastated (i.e. North America) grew up in a world with no shortages, and start to develop an entitlement mentality. It's been the same for everyone born since.
By contrast my grandparents, who lived in the worst possible situations (civil war, Cultural Revolution, famine, etc) have hardly grumbled. They appreciate the relative affluence they now have.
Once we're forced to rebuild economies with the decline of abundant energy (which lubricates the entire world as we know it), I suspect attitudes will quickly change.
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