A notable humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), considered that “man is a perpetually wanting animal” and researched the dynamics of multiple determinants of human behavior. In “A Theory of Human Motivation” (1943), Maslow presented his views on the hierarchy of needs that serve as our driving force. The psychologist observed” The average member of our society is most often partially satisfied and partially unsatisfied in all his wants”.
Looking at the five-tier “Pyramid of Needs”, I can´t help but wonder how the requisites of an “average member of our society” differ from wishes of wannabe members of the power elite.