【明報專訊】There is strife all over the earth; so what's new? In the poorer areas, the people clamoured for (吵着要) better living conditions. In more developed areas, they looked with envy at the richest countries. In the developed areas, the inhabitants could barely cope with the stress of having to be good consumers (消費者) and got all kinds of "lifestyle illnesses". An endless litany of (一連串) woes faced the two demigods, Fear and Hope, who had been sent to see if anything needs to be done.