金钱与社会

• Society has become increasingly materialistic
• People aspire to earn more money
• They want a bigger house or a better car
• We connect wealth and material possessions with happiness and success
• Brands like Armani or Mercedes are status symbols
• Advertising creates new desires and needs
• It persuades us to buy the latest styles

消费的好处

• Consumerism creates employment
• It helps to reduce poverty
• It encourages innovation and creativity in business
• We live in a global economy
• We have a better quality of life

消费的弊端

• Consumerist societies create more waste
• They use more natural resources
• They cause damage to the environment
• Consumerism creates a throw-away culture
• Advertisers tell us who we are and what we want
• Wealth does not lead to happiness
• Materialism causes greed and crime
• We should return to traditional values like sharing