Personal responsibility has diminished as the nanny state takes over
Jacqueline Rowarth Sat, 27 Sep 2014
OPINION
The more one has, the more one wants. Apparently, anyway. This is because more doesn’t satisfy for very long.
The phenomenon is termed “hedonic adaptation” and refers to the fact that people quickly become used to changes, whether good or bad, to maintain a stable level of
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