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by evan_ 4620 days ago
Please elaborate, in what ways are the literally average majority of Americans like 50 Cent or Paris Hilton?
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In the sense they are their role models (not only they, but pop culture celebrities in general)

People strive to be like them, rich and individualistic for their own pleasure (instead of being content, or wanting to be a bill gates in the sense of being good to other people beside himself)

The people I've met were usually highly materialistic, individualistic, consumerist, and willfully ignorant (ie: being seen as smart is bad, being seen as sexy but of average intelligence is good), and having a incredible sense of superiority and exceptionality.