Current Topic: Henry David Thoreau believed that in order to live well, we must reduce the number of material goods we have. Otherwise, these things begin to dominate us. Take a position on this and explain.
I completely agree! Luxuries seem to out weigh necessities in our society. Ill admit, they do at times in my life also. Most of the time i spend my paycheck on things like video games, electronics, black light accessories, or things that just look cool. Instead, i could use the money to buy new clothes, maybe buy groceries. Instead of spending my money on things i NEED, i spend it on things that i want.
I feel like society holds the idea that property equals power. Take fashion for example. Hollister or shoes or whatever, kids desire these things because they think it separates them from others. Brand clothing can be seen as an indicator of wealth. If you have it, you're richer and better then those that don't. I feel like this is what society sells to us. So, now it becomes a fight for luxuries. The more luxuries you have, the better you are then the other person. Instead of enjoying what we have, we buy more and more thinking that it will make us better. We are stuck in a never ending cycle of greed. When one product comes out, we rush to attain it to improve our status. When the next product comes out, we rush to that one too. It will never stop, not unless we stray from that feeling of greatness that we think we feel when we have shiny new things.
~TarzanTron
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