Respuesta :

The idea of consumerism has led people to buy things they both need and do not need because:

  • They have been led to believe that it would help the economy

Consumerism is the social and economical urge of people to keep on buying things from the store, even if  they do not immediately need them.

This has largely been to the idea that buying things would help build the economy of the country.

As a result of this, the obsession with getting new things such as a car, house, fancy toy, etc that are not needed is as a result of consumerism  culture in the West.

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