In the book The Culture of Narcissism, Christopher Lasch writes: “In our time, when success is so largely a function of youth, glamour, and novelty, glory is more fleeting than ever, and those who win the attention of the public worry incessantly about losing it. ”
نتيجة لذلك ،‏ يعمد كثيرون منهم الى تعاطي المخدِّرات وإدمان الكحول ،‏ فيموتون في اغلب الاحيان قبل الاوان .‏