Status Anxiety

2004, English tvMovie

Documentary

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Have you ever felt lesser than someone? You must check out this documentary called "Status Anxiety" by Alain De Botton, available for free on YouTube. De Botton argues that we're more anxious about our own importance and achievements than our grandparents were, defining it as status anxiety – the constant tension or fear of being seen as "unsuccessful" by society in materialistic terms. In the documentary, Alain talks to various people to explore why we buy material things and what their purpose is. The film examines how the quest to move up the social ladder has brought untold depression and anxieties about oneself.

Synopsis: Investigation about modern life's side effects: stress, anxiety, peer envy.