The authenticity hoax: why the "real" things we seek don't make us happy

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Yet according to Andrew Potter, when examined closely, our fetish for authentic lifestyles or experiences is actually a form of exclusionary status seeking. The result, he argues, is modernity's malaise: a competitive, self-absorbed individualism that ultimately erodes genuine relationships and true community. (Source: www.harpercollins.com).

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