A person's worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

In modern times, a man's standing in society is determined by the things he owns. Some are of the opinion that long gone are the days when virtues like kindness, honour and trust depicted a

person

's stature because

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these days the only things that matter seem to be physical possessions and status. I concur with

this

statement and in

this

essay, I will provide the evidence to back my claim.

Firstly

, the rise of capitalism has only lengthened the wealth gap and with money comes a high social ground.

This

is to say, that when someone drives a luxurious car and wears expensive clothes, nobody cares about the personality of that individual.

For instance

, a popular film star who earns crores of rupees is

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more

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in spite

of his arrogance, when compared to a humble policeman who does honourable work in the society.

Secondly

, in today's world,

first

impressions are the best impressions.

In other words

, the world today moves at

such

a rapid pace that nobody has the time to gauge another

person

's values by making a conversation with them. So

instead

, they make up opinions based on the

person

's outlook.

For example

, a well-groomed

person

, who is impeccably dressed is automatically assumed to be decent, whereas, someone whose appearance is shabby and looks poor is deemed to be a worthless human being. To conclude, judgements are passed regarding

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, but it so happens that the one passing it, does it without any actual knowledge of the other

person

's character.

Hence

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although

it is not ideal, I completely agree with the statement.