Affluenza (1997)--PBS Rare Documentary--vikingsfreak

Af-flu-en-za 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 dogged pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. 4. A television program that could change your life.



Affluenza is a one-hour television special that explores the high social and environmental costs of materialism and overconsumption.