{"id":23498,"date":"2017-11-01T13:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T13:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=23498"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T13:45:24","slug":"in-generation-wealth-lauren-greenfield-reevaluates-the-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/in-generation-wealth-lauren-greenfield-reevaluates-the-american-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"In Generation Wealth, Lauren Greenfield Reevaluates the American Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"
Switch on the TV, open Instagram, walk down the street of any major city, and you are enveloped by images of wealth and beauty. \u00a0Unattainably thin bodies, perfect noses, exorbitantly priced clothing, and luxury real estate loom in the horizon, and we drop to our knees, begging God (or whatever diety you prefer) to bless us with this lifestyle. \u00a0\u201cIf I had the 2018 Dior handbag, if I had thinner legs, all of my problems would dissolve.\u201d It\u2019s everywhere, inescapable, and if you\u2019re not trying to mimic the habits of the one-percent, are you even trying?<\/span><\/p>\n