Realise that time is running out. Half the life is gone; what is left is suddenly countable.
This is a want. Something a person cannot stop feeling. Discretionary in theory, relentless in practice — status and belonging live here. It is felt by the individual, once in a lifetime, and rates 4 out of 5 for the pressure it exerts.
It comes from Mortality and Status meeting the demands of Midlife. The constants never change; the phase decides which of them presses hardest.
The market has answered it in 3 ways: Luxury goods, sports cars, and experiences, Cosmetic procedures and Therapy and counselling
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Every one of these is a business, an institution or a habit built on this single pressure.