Consumerism can be seen as a truly unhealthy social trend. It’s essentially capitalism at its most extreme! As consumers, we are constantly bombarded with advertisements. We are pushed to believe that we can get “more for less” or that we can get deals after deals after deals.
Capitalism has become established as the main lifestyle in the western world, and elsewhere around the globe. In other words, we are consumers. Most of us buy and spend every day, and as a consequence, there is an overload of disposable waste, which ends up cluttering our planet. Every week, something as simple as buying your groceries can produce so much plastic waste! Just think of all the packaging materials that you are discarding!
