Growing worship

Growing worshipb The economy grows, why do we become more and more unhappy?Beyond economic growthb The claim that growth brings happiness to humans is nothing but faith. " The author argues that any government, albeit both left and right, is entrenched in a growth ideology, claiming that if the economy grows, it can solve almost any problem, but in reality that belief is merely a delusion. The author demonstrates empirically that economic growth does not have a significant impact on human well-being in a country where economies have grown to a certain extent by using extensive data and statistics. In other words, the idea that human beings become happier when the economy grows is merely an unfounded belief. In addition, the author says that contemporary consumption capitalism is not only destroying traditional human communities, but also bringing about environmental deterioration and even distorting human identity. In particular, contemporary consumers argue that they are seeking their identity through consumption behavior, especially a brand or logo, and are thereby being alienated from the human being itself. Thus, as an alternative to overcome the problem of consumption capitalism, the author goes from the present flow of claiming bigger and more to ultimately to Yudimanism (happiness) through .