It's a mostly accurate physical description of the (contemporary) American lifestyle described in a lurid way that distorts motivations using language typically

It's a mostly accurate physical description of the (contemporary) American lifestyle described in a lurid way that distorts motivations using language typically applied to "uncivilized peoples". Realizing that and reacting "wait, we do that stuff, but that's not why we do it" is a good lesson on how to read similar texts that were written in earnest.