A perfect example of the "Hedonic Treadmill"

Well, Halloween has ended, and according to television, that means it's officially Christmas season. Roku has started recommending me all kinds of holiday slop, although the one I'm currently watching is The Suburbia Christmas Light Battle1. The show is about a bunch of hoarders who drag out all their holiday-themed crap and throw them out on the front lawn. A judge then arrives and picks which home's Christmas decorations are the most extra. I put the show on for passive background noise but ended up somehow sitting through an entire episode. In it, a new judge arrived to replace the old one. I could tell this new judge (a blond woman with bright red lipstick) had no idea what to expect as she hopped out the limousine at the first house. A whole mob of people were there to greet her and she looked momentarily overwhelmed by everyone's energy. She started running around hugging random people, and to make matters worse, a person dressed as Santa Clause showed up. "Santa!" she screamed,…

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