The man whose life is centered around producing, selling and consuming commodities transforms himself into a commodity. He becomes increasingly attracted to that which is man-made and mechanical, rather than to that which is natural and organic. Many men today are more interested in sports cars than in women; or they experience women as a car which one can cause to race by pushing the right button. Altogether they expect happiness is a matter of finding the right button, not the result of a productive, rich life, a life which requires making an effort and taking risks. In their search for the button, some go to the psychoanalyst, some go to church and some read "self-help" books. But while it is impossible to find the button for happiness, the majority are satisfied with pushing the buttons of cameras, radios, television sets, and watching science fiction becoming reality.
以生產、銷售、消費商品為生活中心的人把自己也轉化為一種商品了。他對人造的、機械的東西越來越感興趣，對天然的、有機的東西卻無動于衷。如今，許多男子對跑車比對女人更為醉心，抑或把女人當作只要按對按鈕就會奔馳的汽車。總而言之，他們以為幸福是個找對按鈕的問題，而不是追求碩果累累、豐富多彩生活的結果，不是追求需要付出艱辛、承擔風險的生活的結果。他們在搜尋按鈕的過程中，有的去找精神分析學家，有的去做禮拜，也有的去讀"自助"書籍。不過，他們雖然不可能找到賜予幸福的按鈕，大多數人卻安于按收音機、電視機和照相機的按鈕，安于看著科幻小說變成現實。
One of the strangest aspects of this mechanical approach to life is the widespread lack of concern about the danger of total destruction by nuclear weapons; a possibility people are consciously aware of. The explanation, I believe, is that they are more proud of than frightened by the gadgets of mass destruction. Also, they are so frightened of the possibility of their personal failure and humiliation that their anxiety about personal matters prevents themfrom feeling anxiety about the possibility that everybody and everything may be destroyed. Perhaps total destruction is even more attractive than total insecurity and never ending personal anxiety.
這種對待生活的機械態度最奇怪的方面之一是普遍對原子武器造成徹底毀滅的危險漠不 關心，而這種可能性是人們清醒地意識到的。我認為，對這一現象的解釋是，他們對具有大規模破壞性的玩意兒與其說感到害怕，不如說覺得自豪。另外，他們極其害怕個人會遭到失敗、蒙受恥辱；他們為私事惶惶不安，對于世人與萬物均可能遭毀滅一事則無暇顧及了。也許徹底毀滅比毫無安全感、比個人永難消除焦慮甚或更加誘人。
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