"That need remains unfulfilled and they can't handle it, and so they turn to trying to become famous as a substitute for the satisfaction for this basic need, " he said.

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While total satisfaction may rise with more, it will rise at a slower rate, and we will reallocate our holdings to substitute something with higher utils of satisfaction at the margin for something else providing fewer utils.

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