Not much is more American than the need for more. It’s our default MO.
We want bigger pizzas, cars, and paychecks.
But really, who doesn’t?
If we break a record we want to break 10 more.
If we buy half a gallon of soda at the movies we get a free refill on top.
We don’t just have churches, we have mega churches.
A house is good but a McMansion is better.
Our national baseball teams go for the World Series and nothing less.
If we should eat 2,000 calories a day we eat 4,000.
We don’t go out for a jog, we train for a marathon.
If we have $1,000 we spend $2,000.
Getting more, deserving more and being more has blended into one. It is us. We are more; more of everything.