But in the U.S., affluence did not lead to indulgence and decline.
This can lead to self-indulgence, and Tarantino is absolutely self-indulgent, but in a good way because he rarely fumbles the creative latitude he's earned and therefore he rarely disappoints.
But in 1984, the company's hubris and self-indulgence led to mounting debts and finally a spectacularly messy demise, in which co-owner Bruce Everiss fell into a bitter war of words with fellow directors lan Hetherington and Dave Lawson.
In addition, there are signs that temporary separation from her long-term partner has led to a degree of self-indulgence.
(Legend has it that Martin Luther, whose disapproval of the selling of indulgences led to the Reformation in the 16th century, first balked at what he viewed as impious superstition while climbing the Scala Santa).
But great talent can lead to great indulgence.
When pilgrimages to the Holy Land, to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, or going on a Crusade could be imposed as penitential exercises, commutation by means of payment of money led to abuses and traffic in indulgences and the treasury of merits, a superabundance of merits attributed to Christ and his saints that could be transferred to sinful believers.
The excesses of the Church, as exemplified by the indulgences, eventually led to Martin Luther and the great Protestant Reformation.
The King's attempts to obtain toleration for Catholics led to the issuing of Letters of Indulgence in 1687, which also allowed freedom of worship to dissident Protestants, allowing "outed" Presbyterian ministers to return to their parishes.
What leads to this self-indulgence?
