Sunday, September 7, 2014

Don Quijones — Fear, Loathing and Paranoia in an All-Exclusive Society

As cities around the globe continue to grow far beyond their city limits, heavily patrolled perimeter fencing and high walls are becoming a common feature of the urban and suburban landscape. Intended to provide a sense of serenity and security for high-income city dwellers, gated communities are sprouting like transgenic mushrooms, including in relatively low-crime regions of North America and Europe.
Until recently, these guarded communities were only found in the developing world, where the gap between the elite and the rest of the people was enormous. Even in non-elite but relatively prosperous neighborhoods, gates and window bars were common.

BTW the five prime motivators used in marketing and advertising are fear, greed, guilt, exclusivity and approval.

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