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We retreat into our own comforting illusions
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Generation Wealth

We retreat into our owncomforting illusions

We retreat into our own
comforting illusions

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We retreat into our own comforting illusions.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:03
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Evergreen Pictures,Amazon Studios,Artemis Rising,Cinereach,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Candescent Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
We build walls to cope with the reality around us. - Generation Wealth 00:06
We build walls to cope with the reality around us.
People have a hard time separating reality from entertainment. - Generation Wealth 00:05
People have a hard time separating reality from entertainmen...
Corporate capitalism pushes people - Generation Wealth 00:09
Corporate capitalism pushes people
People seek that momentary ecstasy - Generation Wealth 00:07
People seek that momentary ecstasy
Sexual hedonism predominates throughout the society. - Generation Wealth 00:05
Sexual hedonism predominates throughout the society.
We are dying in the same way - Generation Wealth 00:05
We are dying in the same way
Is that this time, when we go down, - Generation Wealth 00:05
Is that this time, when we go down,
When we talked in 1995, you predicted you would be a millionaire. - Generation Wealth 00:05
When we talked in 1995, you predicted you would be a million...
I was gonna have 20 million dollars, - Generation Wealth 00:09
I was gonna have 20 million dollars,
Uh, no. Not, not at this moment. - Generation Wealth 00:04
Uh, no. Not, not at this moment.
Success is showing my children what a strong father looks like, - Generation Wealth 00:08
Success is showing my children what a strong father looks li...
He taught me that just 'cause you have money - Generation Wealth 00:05
He taught me that just 'cause you have money
A nice watch or a nice car isn't gonna get you to college. - Generation Wealth 00:04
A nice watch or a nice car isn't gonna get you to colle...
My daughter, she got a full-ride scholarship to Cornell university. - Generation Wealth 00:05
My daughter, she got a full-ride scholarship to Cornell univ...
I would love to see all of them go to college. - Generation Wealth 00:04
I would love to see all of them go to college.
I wanted to come back home to Oregon, - Generation Wealth 00:08
I wanted to come back home to Oregon,
You know, it's really hard to kind of bounce back from that. - Generation Wealth 00:04
You know, it's really hard to kind of bounce back from ...
This whole year, I've definitely felt myself - Generation Wealth 00:07
This whole year, I've definitely felt myself
I, uh, work at tan Republic, which is the job that I had at 14. - Generation Wealth 00:05
I, uh, work at tan Republic, which is the job that I had at ...
It's very difficult going back to minimum wage - Generation Wealth 00:06
It's very difficult going back to minimum wage