amoung people i know, the fight for feeling good about yourself seems like one of the biggest battles people face. you can see it in the cope that comes out the minute people start writing online and the small defensive tiks people show in everyday interaction. and half of what comes out the mouths of non-pro drinkers four pints deep.
probably a lot of what people say about the affects of 'capitalism' is timeless, just a part of being alive. this one though i'm not sure. it feels like something in particular is going on in the anglo world at least which is making it hard for people to hold themself in a high enough regard. or actually, it's more the opposite, it's that people think that they're not good enough. something to do with a shake-up in signifiers of what a good life is.