Oh my, what a blog. I've actually thought about this, not in economic terms but in more global terms. Why do we have to be better? What is the source of the need to look over our shoulders and compare? We might be happy with the house we have until we visit someone with a grander house. It's not just the Internet. That's an easy fall guy. It's human nature. Ah, there it is, nature! The will to prevail, survival of the fittest. I really do think the need to be better is rooted in our fundamental instinct to survive and to have our progeny survive.
This sounds far fetched, but it certainly explains why people compete and want more even when they are extravagantly endowed with material possessions.
Anyway, you can see I've thought about this. Have to catch the Incredibles. It looks vaguely familiar, but I haven't had a child around for many years (even my granddaughter is nudging 21), so maybe I haven't.
Thank you! Incredibles, both movies, are really incredible. They were made thinking about modern parents, and it feels like daily life for my wife and kids.
That is what Edna said in this scene!
In the 1990s, as a society we did something incredible! We began to celebrate everything that our kids did. We must celebrate 45 in mathematics! What started as a noble act went overboard and we started celebrating kindergarten graduations by late 2010s! Then when these millennials started joining workforce they wanted encouragement for every powerpoint presentation they made! Whether they have any use or not! Well party can only last for so long!
If everyone's "super", no one is!
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