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Supertopics:
The Rat Race

Particualr Rat Race Activities

Subtopics:
Wage Slavery
Types of Wage Slavery
The Working Poor
Common Requirements of Wage Slaves
The Wage Slave Rut
No Alternatives to Wage Slavery
Wage Slavery Cartoons
Wage Slavery Miscellany
The Consumer Lifestyle (Consumerism, Materialism)
Competitive Conspicuous Consumption
Obsession with Consumer Products
Delusion About Consumption
Consumer Lifestyle As Important
Consumer Debt
Hoarding (Collecting and Storing Too Much Stuff)
Things That Are Expensive
Cars Lead to Excessive Consumption
Consumer Lifestyle Miscellaneous Topics
Consumer Lifestyle Miscellany
House Size Increasing
why houses in the US are so big
webJoe PinskerThe Atlantic2019-09-12
home sizes rise as household size declines
webMarketWatch2019-04-15
why can't we build an affordable house
webWitold RybczynskiWilson Quarerly2008-06-01
a certified green 15,000 sq ft mansion
webJessica DicklerCNNMoney2007-09-14
long commutes divide families
webAlison RoodSan Francisco Chronicle2005-11-26
backlash against monster homes
webLes ChristieCNN2005-08-18
The Pursuit of Happiness as Another Rat Race
striving for happiness can make us unhappy
webScienceDaily2011-05-17
Bright-Sided (book by Barbara Ehrenreich)
web
The Happiness Industry (book)
webWilliam Daviesamazon.com
happiness as our duty
Calvin is pissed about not having maximum fun
webBill Watterson1989-03-10
Arms Races
Election Campaign Spending
drone arms race logic
webTed Rall2019-09-25
a neighborly arms race
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an arms race for deeper groundwater in California
webMatt RichtelNew York Times2015-06-05
an arms race to collect personal data
webJoseph MennReuters2012-02-19
Social Network Web Site Popularity Contests
Facebook as a Silly Popularity Contest
going for likes instead of simple enjoyment
webStephan Pastis2019-08-25
how to draw Doug and publicize it
webRuben Bolling2017-07-18
Instagram is killing teen girls' self-esteem
webSonali KohliQuartz2014-11-11
Sports as Part of the Rat Race
Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports
Competing Via Our Offspring (Children)
Pressuring Children to Accomplish
Drug Use to Compete in the Rat Race
Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports
most Americans require coffee to function
webAndrew SternReuters2011-09-24