“We know – it has been measured in many experiments – that children with
strong impulse control grow to be better adjusted, more dependable,
achieve higher grades in school and college and have more success in
their careers than others. Success depends on the ability to delay
gratification, which is precisely what a consumerist culture undermines.
At every stage, the emphasis is on the instant gratification of
instinct. In the words of the pop group Queen, “I want it all and I want
it now.” A whole culture is being infantilized.”
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