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I watched this documentary (from 2018) last night.
If you're intrigued by human and social behaviour, in particular peoples' thirst for material goods to make them happy, I'd highly recommend you give it a go.
In a nutshell - a photojournalist has been interviewing people throughout her career (going as far back as the '90s) about wealth, dreams for the future, etc. We start by seeing her interview kids of rock stars, rappers, business high flyers as they were then, with much hope for the future. Then we see them now (well, in 2018), when much has changed.
Some of the content is not an easy watch ... some people will do anything for "fame" and to keep the money rolling in.
Interestingly, one of the subjects mentioned that whenever there are new gadgets / shoes / clothing / what-have-you released to the market, it's often the people who are earning modest salaries who are lining up to buy it. I definitely agree (and personally know people who've queued up all night to get the latest iPhone, which they've bought on credit).
A couple of Kardashian mentions were in there - mainly driving home the point that people have been conditioned to want to be like the people they see on TV, and want the things that they have.
If you're intrigued by human and social behaviour, in particular peoples' thirst for material goods to make them happy, I'd highly recommend you give it a go.
In a nutshell - a photojournalist has been interviewing people throughout her career (going as far back as the '90s) about wealth, dreams for the future, etc. We start by seeing her interview kids of rock stars, rappers, business high flyers as they were then, with much hope for the future. Then we see them now (well, in 2018), when much has changed.
Some of the content is not an easy watch ... some people will do anything for "fame" and to keep the money rolling in.
Interestingly, one of the subjects mentioned that whenever there are new gadgets / shoes / clothing / what-have-you released to the market, it's often the people who are earning modest salaries who are lining up to buy it. I definitely agree (and personally know people who've queued up all night to get the latest iPhone, which they've bought on credit).
A couple of Kardashian mentions were in there - mainly driving home the point that people have been conditioned to want to be like the people they see on TV, and want the things that they have.
