Affluenza,名詞,一種經由人群傳染的疾病。因為人們不斷奢求擁有更多,導致出現負荷過多、負債累累、焦慮不安、虛耗浪費;既痛苦不堪,又具傳染性。
藉由疾病的巧妙譬喻探討社會議題:社會對物質之病態追求,導致對健康、家庭、社區與環境,造成嚴重傷害。
Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism, a portmanteau of affluence and influenza. Sources define this term as follows:
affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.
affluenza, n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by the pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth.
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Taipei Time