Consumerism

Consumerism has become the cornerstone of the post-industrial age. Yet how much do we know about it and what it is doing to us? Using theories of evolutionary psychology to underpin a bold narrative of our times, this film takes a whirlwind tour through the "weird mental illness of consumerism", showing how our insatiable appetite has driven us into "the jaws of the beast". Both an apocalyptic and redemptive view of the human condition.

More here, video below: http://www.journeyman.tv/62290/documentaries/consumed-hdv.html

One aside...Geoffrey Miller in the documentary states that "most animals run around worrying about 3-things, food, predators, and grooming themselves to get rid of PARASITES". Very interesting...