Abundance

Consider Target and Walmart superstores versus boutique stores of previous years. “Mom and Pop” convenience stores simply cannot compete against chains like Wawa in terms of employment, pricing, and variety of selection. We take for granted the abundance we have in this country-- “The US spends more on trash bags than ninety other countries spend on //everything//.” Polly LaBarre, “How to Lead a Rich Life,”//Fast Company// (March 2003) Andy Keller from California makes a unique case on this. See: [|www.bagmonster.com] We are a society on "Information Overload" - [|CARS] in the classroom (aka how to tell if a source is reliable) “The prosperity (of the L-Directed Thinking) has unleashed has placed a premium on less rational, more R-Directed sensibilities - beauty, spirituality, emotion.” (Pink, // A Whole New Mind // ). Since we have an overwhelming abundance of products, we now seek for new value in these products - ones that meet our need for aesthetics and uniqueness. Interestingly, research shows that an increase in the availability of these products has not increased our individual or collective happiness, leading to th e pursuit of personal happiness, purpose and meaning. VERSUS It is no longer an issue of function OR form ... but now one can have function AND form.
 * CARS = Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support