In most developed countries shopping is not only about buying the goods you need, it is also perceived as entertainment. Is it a positive or negative development? Give your own opinion and examples based on your experience

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In many developed nations, consumerism not only about buying the everyday things people need to
survive but
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survive, but
it is
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a source
of amusement.
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is
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a negative development
because of the detrimental effect marketing and advertising has on people and the fact that it is
extremely unproductive hobby
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an extremely unproductive hobby
. To embark with the most prominent reasons.
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tenable
etiology
the cause of a disease
aetiology
, people buy luxury items because of the influence
multinationals
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multinational
marketing campaigns have on them. People are constantly
bombered
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bombarded
with messages telling them that if people buy a certain product and they will happier, more beautiful and compete. In many ways, these companies trick into buying their products, when all people need to be happy are much simpler items.
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demonstrate, fashion chains like
chanel
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Chanel
and
prada
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Prada
tell people that they are only good enough if they wear nice clothes and models to make people feel unsatisfied with their appearance. Equally
relevent
having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
relevant
irrelevant
to
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, shopping for goods you do not really need is
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not the most productive thing you can do with your time. Not only is it a huge waste of money, it does not nothing to develop a person either physically or
intellectual
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intellectually
. If they compare
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activity with other popular
pasttimes
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
pastimes
like sport, reading or even watching movies, people can see how
unfulfilling
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shopping really is. To wrap up, people should only shop for the necessities and not for pleasure because they are being manipulated by transnational companies and there are
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much more constructive ways for people to spend
there
of them or themselves
their
leisure time.

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