THE comment by Fomca chief executive officer Datuk Paul Selvaraj that “Malaysians spend to stay trendy” (The Star, Nov 17) will not be able to stem the worsening consumerist mentality among the young generation today.
The term ‘Affluenza’ combining the word ‘affluent’ and ‘influenza’ was first introduced by British psychologist James Oliver.
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