were product of consumerism...
and..?
and will hit economy...
Whoah, profound stuff. Who worked this out?
says City broker...
ROLLINGONTHEFLOORLAUGHINGOUTLOUD... metaphorically speaking anyway, perhaps rollingonthefloorlaughingyetsomehowmanagestocontinuetyping would be more appropriate. But, it gets better/worse:
Analyst's report points to 'deeply flawed social ethos' and calls for a shift of emphasis 'from material to non-material values'.
In a time of economic crisis and growing inequality we should concentrate on immaterial posessions, enlightened activities. Why not find a quiet spot and meditate, read a book, drink plenty of water, eat plenty of fruit (hang on a minute, aren't these material things?)...? Whatever you do don't think about economic crisis and growing inequality, nor how these things came to be and for goodness sake DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!