I find my position on this subject to be sympathetic. I imbue personality into personal possessions, especially the cars and trucks I have owned, and after a time, I view them as more than just a mode of transportation. This video was targeted at sympathetic consumers. The automobile holds a special place in the hearts of Americas, it represents our freedom, and is often an outward expression of how we view ourselves.…
Next, the Affluenza is infectious. Once all of people in the world follow the Americans’ life style becoming materialistic, earth is surely out of control and cannot support everything we need. Actually, the earth has been starting become worse and worse, showing in environment.…
Americans talk about themselves in the highest degree a lot of times. Stating they are the greatest at this and the best at that. Americans are very idealistic and truly believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights. The American Revolution was really about money because many wealthy colonial merchants and…
Americans will never be satisfied. An unfulfilled black hole of void echoes their stomach. Why does the nation think everything is a necessity? In comparison to other countries, America is by far the greediest. Although Americans may be seen as ambitious, the crave for more of unwanted clutter is disgraceful.…
As the economy grew in American and increased wealth of the country and people was greatly increased, which should be considered a good thing, however that starts the downfall of being overly materialistic. In the 50s when people started to have the means to buy cars and televisions, technology had to increase as there is now a demand for more and better things. People start to spend more money on convenience items that get more technical to help the fast pace lifestyle America started to adapt. Maybe being materialist wasn’t an issue back in the 50s as people were still getting accustomed to actually having money, but as society grew the expectations of big and better developed.…
I agree having the opportunity to be anything you want with hard work and dedication is what makes America great. You mentioned how advertising plays a huge part in our decisions and that true we are easily led to buying the next big thing. It is so easy to get sucked into the latest fad because everyone is doing it or everyone has it. For example, the whole Pokemon game I could believe how people were walking around chasing an imaginary thing. This blew my mind.…
opinion Americans have become very selfish and I am but one in the group. We want land, houses, cars, money, love,…
In today's popular culture it is expected of people to have the newest and most popular items, and this reflects back on one's social status. The message that is being pushed at people is that we need more stuff and the stuff we already have isn't good enough. People watch reality television shows such as Keeping up with the Kardashians and watch people who not only have the ability to own multiple cars and have walk in closets filled with the newest fashions but normalize this behavior and make it enviable. For a person of normal wealth spending thousands of dollars per year for new clothing just isn't realistic, but instead of being content with less clothing (because everything around them tells them they need more) they instead look to…
The main idea that Americans are brainwashed into thinking is, "you have needs and you won't be fulfilled until you buy the right product to fill those needs." There are many problems with this message. One of them is that…
In society today everything has become disposable and all about how fast we can get there. The fast food mentality has overrun us and the idea that its not about the destination but the journey is getting tossed. We want things now and our sacrificing our morals and values in order to have the immediate satisfaction of whatever is important to our superficial nature.…
Today, America has materialism which is the belief that material possessions improve individual's personal and social well-being permeates America. Even though we have this doesn’t always mean it is good. Many studies has shown that comparing to non-materialism, materialism have lower social and personal well-being unlike place that don’t have materialism. Studies also says that place with materialism can have increased debt, more depression, social anxiety, and many on good things. Even though we have this, it doesn’t mean that other place don’t. Some place have it way worst then what we do and it helps us improve better, but also understanding from it.…
We can tell americans care about conformity more than being their own person because of the present day products. 47% percent of teenagers already have an Iphone while 62% percent of teenagers say they are going to purchase an Apple Iphone for their next phone. 51% said they already owned an apple product such as an ipod, ipad, or mac. (appleinsider.com) If 47% of teens own an Iphone that only leaves 53% to the other smartphones. More people have an Iphone than any other smartphone. This is a perfect example of conformity in America, everyone wants the latest and greatest. Products do not stop at electronics, brand name clothing and accesories. Many of these products are just as well made as other non-brand name products but because of the label on the merchandise not only does the demand go up, but so does the price because there is knowledge that the brand name will bring in more customers.…
Over the past 50 years, the standard of living for American families has doubled. Most of these families live in a two-income household in order to acquire the money needed to live up to these standards (Pierce). This change has enabled Americans to own more material possessions and has also caused them to want even more. It is this concept of "wanting" that is leading to the growing problem of over consumption in America. People are contributing to the problem by eating more and buying more and more "non-essentials" such as TVs, computers, and cars.…
One can argue that excessive materialism only affects those who can afford their expenses. They claim that small groups of people, usually being “the 1%”, have a problem with spending money on items that they don’t require. They figure if they have enough money to support their useless purchases, it should not be a problem. And although this may be true in some cases, such as very wealthy rappers or celebrities in entertainment, the rise of excessive materialism is growing among young teenagers and adults that can’t afford the items they are purchasing. Young teenagers will go to the extent of stealing their own parents’ cash to buy high-end fashion clothes, accessories, games, and anything one can imagine. A story of a young girl named Dee in Champagne Taste, Beer Budget explains an incident where she withdrew $1,600 out of her mother’s saving account she had set up for her just to satisfy her fix of buying materialistic fashion items. Her mother says, “Delia, you’re turning into a lunatic, giving all your hard-earned money to multimillionaires!” (Cleveland 279). And she simply responds, “Mama, you’re behind the times.” I was looking fly, and that was all that mattered.” (Cleveland 279). The amount of people in America that can’t support their purchases outweigh those who can, which is most likely the main reason America is currently 59…
We live in a culture where there are more wants and needs. Growing up in a first world country, most of us take everything for granted.…