Why Do We Buy Things We Don’t Need?

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“Why Do We Buy Things We Don’t Need?”
Lawrence Samuel’s “Why Do We Buy Things We Don’t Need?” is an article published in Psychology Today. In this article, Samuel explores how consumer culture makes people buy more things than they need.
Based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the primary necessities required for human survival are clothing, shelter, and food. Notably, many Americans are fortunate since they earn enough money, which allows them to afford these life essentials. However, consumerism has made many individuals heavily invested in non-essential consumption (Samuel). For example, some people want to have twenty pairs of shoes, a television, and luxurious vehicles among other things that they do not need to survive. Consumer capitalism facilitates individuals buying things that are not essential in life, contributing to an endless economic cycle of spending money on non-essential products.
Buying numerous things does not contribute ...