From the Unifying Forces department

David Pescovitz over at Boing Boing posts about a new survey that suggests six percent of adults experience compulsive shopping jags that leave them debt-ridden and depressed. The interesting aspect of these findings is that these urges transcend race and gender. Furthermore, most of the afflicted reported their annual incomes to be less than $50,000. Is this proof that more money actually does buy happiness (I don't buy it) or does it suggest that our consumer culture is set up to keep us poor and wanting, falsely believing that the next new toy we buy will be the solution to all of our problems?

(Boing Boing)

If you like, you may want to discuss this in the brand spanking new forums I installed this morning. Among any other things that are on your mind.