The Importance of Dependence

S. Scott Fitzgerald said that the rich are different than us, and his novels portray them as free and with a sort of warrior monk who refused to take checks from defense contractors. The playwright Tennessee Williams spoke of luxury as the wolf at the door. He called it the catastrophe of success, the way we become less and less able to do things ourselves. As wealth grows, so does our sense of normal - but just a few years ago we were fine without this bounty. But now that we have more, our mind begins to lie to us: You need this. Be anxious that you might lose, don't share. It's toxic and scary,. philosophers have always advocated reducing our needs