Today,the high sales of popular consumer goods reflects the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The consumerism is not something new.

However

Linking Words

, in the modern world, it has become something abstract and constant in our daily life.

This

Linking Words

can be explained by the power of the

technology

Use synonyms

. It has given tools to boost the advertisement power of persuasion.

Also

Linking Words

, the fact that the fast paced world environment has affected people's mental health.

Thus

Linking Words

, I strongly agree that nowadays people consume goods because they are lead to that, neither because they really need it nor wanted. Foremost,

as a result

Linking Words

of the

technology

Use synonyms

, we have been a lot more exposed to advertisements. Indeed, these advertisements have been improving their persuasion technics. In fact, they keep "following" you through your social media platforms. With the use of smartphones,

for instance

Linking Words

, you

are caught

Suggestion

have caught

are catching

catch

the attention for products that you even did not know you need it. Indeed, as soon as we check any of our social media profiles there it is that product we just had talked to our friend about it.

Furthermore

Linking Words

, still related to

technology

Use synonyms

, our way of shopping has been changing. Having access to websites

such

Linking Words

as Amazon, and a variety of supermarket platforms, we do not need to leave our homes anymore to buy anything.

This

Linking Words

facility is making our time of decision shorter, which can be dangerous and make impulsive consumers buy products that they did not need. Whereas, not so long time ago,

this

Linking Words

time of decision was longer as we need to go outside, visit more than one place to search for better prices. These whole changes brought by the advancement of the

technology

Use synonyms

have

also

Linking Words

been making people feel more stressed as well as depressed.

Linking Words

Accordingly several

Accept comma addition

Accordingly, several

studies conducted by universities from Vancouver, in the near future, depression will be the

second

Linking Words

reason of deaths in the entire world. Scientists

also

Linking Words

show that for many people with mental health problems, to buy is a way to release it.

Consequently

Linking Words

, these consumers will buy because it is for them a way of fixing the problem, making them feel happier. In conclusion, I greatly agree that the power of the advertising is the main reason why people buy certain products which they usually did not need it.