materialism
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- dorf0
Everyone is materialistic to some extent.
In the western "world" we see it (a lot) more because people have never had to suffer from poverty/hunger and we take everything for granted - we throw away massive amounts of food each day and buy things that aren't necessary at all (segways, hummers, etc.).
It is also part of our culture. our minds have been manipulated to think that 'unless you have this new gadget/car/etc.' you're inferior to others. (Take a look at any commercial, you'll see this as one of the strategies that marketers employ).
The recent economic pinch (the downturn is yet to come) may have altered a few peoples' attitudes towards buying things, but not a lot. There's also the idea that it may just be an inherent human characteristic to have the newest/best things... I'm not so sure that I agree with that though.