the question is no longer do they need this, it's will they buy this.

Consumerism has certainly, I would assume for now many years in American society, been a major driver of industry.

Well, shouldn't demand and need drive production and supply.

No.  Pure consumerism and pure capitalism do.

Or, at least, more than ever.

There used to be a need.  A gap in industry and market, which would be fulfilled.

Now, industry is a major driver in consumer need.

This is so visible in the drink industry.

It's almost Lorax-ish and selling air.

Talk to 50 Cent about selling water.

Talk to Connor McGregor, or any athlete, star, or YouTuber about selling water with alcohol in it.

Talk to any action star, athlete, or otherwise about energy drinks.

There is a need to drink.  And a compounded need, sometimes to relax.

Water and Alcohol can be a demand curve that is indicative of the population and the basic need.  

Or it can be indicative of the market and the ability to market, distribute, and sell any version of water we can concoct, from coffee, to pop to energy drinks to alcohol to water.

This is consumerism, capitalism and the complete basic waste, and bastardizing, or commercializing, of a need.

Self Help

This phrase seems already almost over used.

And I'm sure oversold and under delivered as well.

But, whatever it is.  It is needed.  We need someone to help self.

And I've 100% always believed in religion for that piece, which other fill in their own gaps.  

But it's apparent that we all need help.

I think when you're fully engaged in church, community can, and is programmed to be, the cathartic gap our souls need.

Self help can be in many forms, expanding past religion, for us a beings to find comfort or peace or purpose.  Again, I look to God, and many have varying views.  But on many levels, our world is so complex, complex and confusing structures and processes are sometimes needed to decipher.  Or we're left to not know.

I've always self helped by self medicating of sorts, nothing serious.

Therapy, psychiatric services, and medication that go along with it are available at an income gap.  Possibly at the tails, possibly for those willing to invest their percentage based on need.

Either way, it can be difficult based on financial constraints, let alone internal constraints.

I'm hoping to start with a light dose of counseling. 

Because, if those of use who raised some of our more formative years on shows like Sopranos and Billions, where the main characters are supported by a very dedicated mental health program.

Modern companies attempt to incorporate those but are still not at pace and eye level with the need.  

Maybe I've convinced to use the company's I work for,  because admittedly they do present options.  Nothing as accessible as Billions but I am not that grossing.

Either way, mental health services for all.

Tall

I'd like not to attribute some of my (partial circumstaintial (and minor)]) success due to the mere fact that I'm tall.

I guess people look to those tallest like we may lay to a building or a lighthouse.(?)

Or it's as having more ability due to increased length.(??)

That doesn't sound right, so I'm sure that's not it.

But it can be said, and I have heard, and can be researched, if must, height can factor into this crazy thing we call profession, which was warped from 'life's purpose' to 'life's purpose to make money'.

I can emphatically say that while I'd like to subscribe to any esthetically or physical features led to my current employment, which lacks many, if any, physical requirements, but, I've, like us all, felt a sense of lack.  It doesn't matter where that is.  

What matters is navigating around that.

Filling gaps.  With needed years of experience, wisdom of mentors, self learning there are many ways.

10 years ago I was reading note cards in my MBA class for our weekly discussion and would have to write every word I spoke, to today, I stumble across direction to my 20 person team I co-manage.  No note cards.

fight for the body

It comes down to a loss of freedom of all other areas; the last we feel left is freedom of our bodies.

Who can deny loss of economic freedoms, social freedoms, societal freedoms, simply freedom of choice.

Most of our lives is chosen for us, whether we chose to admit or not.

So those very few freedoms that we, as a sentient species,  can hold onto, especially as the lesser economic class or the disenfranchised or the misrepresented, will hold those freedoms of the body stronger. 

So either side of any debate is hard to pair with as where individuals can fight for their freedoms, we are all looking for more freedom from the current systems and current infrastructure.