Shark fetuses in formaldehyde jars, roadside gecko farms, tourists waddling around waffle houses like flocks of flightless birds. We atone for atrocities against the INdians by playing Bingo. Richard Nixon and Bebe Rebozo skinny-dipping off Key Biscayne. Alligators are almost extinct and then they aren't. "Things evolved rapidly! Missile silos in Cuba. Disney bought up everything north of Lake Okeechobee, preparing to shove the future down our throats sideways. "The Miami Seaquarium put in a monorail and rockets started going off at Cape Canaveral, making us feel like we were on the frontier of the future. They had lived on nothing but oranges and come out of the trees drilled on vitamin C and checked into the honeymoon suite at the nearest bed-and-breakfast. Every month an eighty-year-old couple became lost in the groves, driving up and down identical rows for days until they were spotted by helicopter or another tourist on top of the Citrus Tower. Stretching for miles And somewhere near the middle was the Citrus Tower, which the tourists climbed to see even more orange trees. “There was no Disney World then, just rows of orange trees. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
People would be happier, and in the long run and wealthier, if they bought basic functional appliances, automobiles, and wristwatches, and invested the money they saved for future consumption yet, Americans and in particular spend almost everything they have – and sometimes more – on goods for present consumption, often paying a large premium for designer names and superfluous features.” People would be happier and healthier if they took longer vacations even if that meant earning less, yet vacation times are shrinking in the United States, and in Europe as well. People would be happier if they reduced their commuting time, even if it meant living in smaller houses, yet American trends are toward even larger houses and ever longer commutes. “Those who think money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop … People would be happier and healthier if they took more time off and spent it with their family and friends, yet America has long been heading in the opposite direction.
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