Purchasing Stuff We Don't Need

Why do you think this happened?
Do you think it's important change?
What do you think will happen in the future?

The world has been developing rapidly within these 4 decades, many new ideas, concepts and inventions have advanced. There was an increase of 7% on purchases of nonessential goods. I was really surprised that this wasn't higher, because I know that there has been a very big boost in inventions that are unessential, and I also know that many people purchase them. I also thought this would have been higher because, seeing people around me, growing up in different places and traveling to different parts of the world I have been able to observe very low life conditions, but I have also seen extreme wealth - which I thought would have a bigger impact on these statistics.

Wealth in the world is increasing, it's unequal but it's increasing. Therefore, the funds for non-esencial good are as well. Wealth is increasing and sadly some greed along with it, people are always longing for the better, bigger and newer product. Companies are constantly producing products and the human mindset has shifted from "what do we actually need and what's the most effective way to do this" to "money". Companies may even create faults in products so that after only 2 years of use, it will be mandatory to purchase a new one.

It's a very important change because it's a representation of how ideas have developed and how we have invented so many new things. These things may not be essential but they show our development and they may have an influence on making daily life easier. Which to me, and many other people out there seems like a positive impact.

But, on the contrary, what does all this say about us? With all these products being released and numbers of unessential increasing are we loosing our sense of realism? Our sense? Is all this really necessary? If not, is this still for the better?

I definitely think that this is still to increase. And, I hope that this increase will be because wealth inequality is slowly even out and poorer countries will be able to contribute to this spending.