Amounts of Stuff

Do we even realize this is happening? What does the level of abundance imply? is it mere and innocuous prosperity? Is there such a thing?

The self-storage industry has published its own almanac since 1992.

It's industry trade group proudly touts that "There is 7.4 sq.ft. of self storage space for every man, woman and child in the nation; thus, it is physically possible that every American could stand – all at the same time – under the total canopy of self storage roofing."

And of course, this is not counting our houses.

Daniel Pink, in an infomercial-type presentation that I uncomfortably recommend, broaches this little-talked about subject that is a creeping symptom of our nature. The way it encapsulates what we are doing to ourselves and the landscape is uncanny. It's the flag of slothful indulgence.

Not to mention, bigger than the film industry? What does it mean when the markets with real growth potential are prisons and self storage?