If Europe doesn’t accelerate growth, soon we could have 3 baubles to 2 for them. Then, no matter how much more free time they have, they will feel poorer (possible less happy) in the aggregate.

Stupid people want to keep up with the Joneses. Smart people laugh at the Joneses, then buy their house at the sheriff’s fuck-loser auction after they mortgage it twice over to buy more 60″ teevees and three SUVs.

Maybe I’m an unnatural human, because I really don’t give a flying fuck about having more “stuff” unless said “stuff” actually makes me money.