Many
people fulfill their deficiency needs, but get stuck in that lower
section of the hierarchy. Part of the problem is that they never stay
comfortable for a long enough time to be able to take the next step.
Their success meeting their needs is only momentary. Something always
happens to throw them back into crisis, create a deficiency. In order to
keep moving, a person would have to be comfortable and stable for a long
enough period of time that they started to think, "hmm, this is
pretty good, but what else is there?" Sometimes,
the person themselves is to blame. They sabotage their own efforts,
choosing chaos over stability and solitude. And yet, while people are
quite capable of self-destructing, there are external factors that can
complicate a person's efforts to make their life better. Some of these
factors have become American institutions. The advertising
media is one of the best examples I can think of.
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