" "We have the wish-fulfillment of people who feel they've been left behind by the system.

WSJ: Payback Time for Big Business

In a desire to bring his harsh portrayal of unfreedom to a rousing finish, Johnson embarks on a wish-fulfillment romance that makes happiness seem like just another tall tale.

NEWYORKER: Dear Leader

"A lot of outer space hoaxes are really just exercises in wish fulfillment, " says self-proclaimed "hoaxpert" Alex Boese, author of the wide-ranging Museum of Hoaxes: A History of Outrageous Pranks and Deceptions.

FORBES: Psst...Wanna Buy A Star?