Materialism - What are things that represent materialism?

internet

computer

more than one pair of shoes

pantry *full* of food

car that does more than just get you from place to place

house that does more than just shelter you

jewelry of any kind

any thing that is just decorative (serves no practical purpose other than to just be pretty.)

designer purses

sunglasses that cost more than $10

television

china and crystal dinnerware

Just go to Target or Wal Mart and walk around for about 30 mins. I bet you'll have a cart with at least 30 items that represent materialism.

Just wanting to live in this flesh body is Materialism, but you could say things like, Greed, Control, want for pleasures, putting things before what you know you shouldn't, allowing money to rule over you is one of the worse types of Materialism.

well-known political scientist Max Weber argued that a number of us of a of america's fulfillment replaced into because of the actuality that early individuals have been often Calvinist, and Calvinism believes that everybody is the two predestined to visit heaven or hell, and that that's printed in life because of the fact the "pick" who visit heaven are blessed and destined to prevail, alongside with financially. So, early individuals felt they had to artwork annoying to prevail, because of the fact otherwise, they could discover out that they have been destined for hell. Early us of a of america had a almost limitless frontier, and pioneer could go west and get carry of land and mules unfastened on the government. individuals as a result could enormously much assume to do nicely, have their very own land, gain life. each technology till this one discovered that on generic, babies have been extra powerful than their mothers and fathers. the yank dream relies on the premises that everybody has the prospect to prevail, and peoples foundation for common is what they grew up with, so that they conflict to surpass that. Materialism has continually been an area of the yank dream, whether it has gained extra emphasis with the better concentration on pop custom, and modernizing worldwide.

iPods

cell phones

really expensive brand name accessories

really expensive brand name clothing

really expensive brand name shoes

fitteds

really expensive car [that people buy just for the sake of showing off]

for children; too many expensive toys

Pretty much anything that you could get for a decent price that the manufacturers add 'new features' too and sell for double the price.

ie, you could get a decent cell phone that has calling and texting rather than an iphone that has a bunch of other unneccessary features.

Jewelry-expensive anything else-high maintenance girlfriends-fancy job titles that are totally unnecessary-working out to become muscle bound-fancy hair-tattoos-body piercing-fashion fads-eyewear on people who don't need eyewear-unnecessary packaging that wastes our resources-Advertising-social events of so called VIPs-Art-home decoration/renovation-adult toys-vacations where you fly or go on a cruise ship or go to a resort-

Anything man made.

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