VIDEO LEARNING SERIES: ECONOMY | SALES
CONSUMPTION WHY DO WE NEED SO MUCH STUFF?
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Consumption is the act of using resources to satisfy current needs and wants. It is seen in contrast to investing, which is spending for acquisition of future income.
“We dream about all the things we would really love to have and what a wonderful life we would have if we could have this stuff.”
There has been a modern cultural shift where ‘things’ start to be seen as central to our identity.
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