Or flatten a country by something like WWII. there is a reason why in Germany there was a Wirtschaftswunder - plenty of stuff needed to get build. Well, that has changed a bit.
I avoid going into town for the most. Seeing all this many crap stuff being for sale just makes me sick, and angry. Priorities of many people are seriously flawed, I think. Adn when they start to become unhappy about their lifes, they end up talking to me

I only visit the city for work anymore.
Anyone knowing these two wonderful movies, "Fight Club" and "American Psycho" (no america-bashing intended) ?

Exaggerating things a bit, maybe, but there is some truth in their analysis of the emptiness of modern living style.