... nerve(s) -- (english disease) -- disorder
of the elite, in an advanced, prosperous, competitive nation --
... the pursuit of affluence, novelty and elegance, and
the enjoyment of the good life --
excessive eating and drinking -- exacted a heavy toll
-- hypochondriac(s) ... might console themselves
with the knowledge
that their very misery also marked their superiority -- ... glamorization of the gloomy genius ...
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