I suffered through the intro -- which flails mightily in broad strokes to link the decline of civilization with the rise of consumer culture -- and lost all hope for this article (even _before_ the 97 billion part).
Dude doesn't get it. Optimists do NOT believe in magical keys to success; rather, they just keep getting up when knocked down. Simple as that.
"Lonely Cassandras," etc, Christ, what a snooty whinging douche; I bet he's the life of the party.
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