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A generation ago young people aspired1 to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn2 to be the next Oscar winner or celebrity3 pop star. 三十年前,年轻人都渴望成为律师或者医生。现在的年轻人则梦想成为下一位奥斯卡奖得主或成为流行歌星。 But one university psychologist has warned this is wreaking4 havoc5 with(扰乱,干扰) our self-image and undermining our sense of self-worth. Over recent years people around the world have been suffering from an increasing fear of their own 'insignificance6', according to Dr Carlo Strenger of Tel Aviv University. He began an interdisciplinary(各学科间的) project on the phenomenon 10 years ago, after noticing a surge of this fear in his own patients. His findings, presented in a new book, notes hundreds of research projects that have charted an unprecedented7(空前的) increase in levels of anxiety and depression. By using a wide-ranging framework Dr Strenger thinks he has pinpointed8 the cause. 'The impact of the global infotainment(娱乐信息节目) network on the individual is to blame,' he said. 'A new species is born: homo globalis - global man - and we are defined by our intimate connection to the global infotainment network, which has turned ranking and rating people on scales of wealth and celebrity into an obsession9.' As humans we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a 'global village' we are comparing ourselves with the most 'significant' people in the world - and finding ourselves wanting. Today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant10 when they compare themselves to success stories in the media 'This creates highly unstable11 self-esteem and an unstable society,' Dr Strenger said. Instead, Dr Strenger says people should stop measuring their achievement through cultural fantasies of riches and celebrity, which cannot lead to fulfillment. The remedy(补救,治疗) is a process that he calls 'active self-acceptance' through a sustained quest for self-knowledge through life. The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement. He believes that people need to invest as much time in developing their worldviews as their careers. 'Stable meaning cannot be found in cheap paperbacks12. People should invest time and thought to their worldviews and self-understanding in the same way they invest in medical studies and law school,' Dr Strenger advises. 点击收听单词发音
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