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Nowadays people around the world are spending more money on consumer goods like TVs and microwave ovens. Is this a positive or negative development?

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In recent years,
as a result
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 of higher global consumption, more
people
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 are purchasing domestic appliances. At the same
time
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, 
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, there is some uncertainty about the merits or demerits of the situation. In
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 I will examine both sides of the debate to seek a conclusion.
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 with, domestic devices today have higher functionality due to the internet of things, and they enable
people
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 to free themselves from boring daily chores and make better use of their spare
time
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. 
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, the microwave oven can significantly reduce the
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 spent on cooking, enabling
people
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 to spend more
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 with their loved ones to build stronger family ties or, to study so as to improve academic performance. 
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, the money
people
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 spent on goods fuels the economy, boosting technological innovation and creating more job opportunities.  
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, under the pervasive influence of advertising, many
people
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 purchase items not from need but from
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 competition, to “keep up with the Joneses”. 
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, the resulting higher consumption is
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 associated with higher family debt, as
people
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 use credit cards to make purchases they cannot afford, leading to hardship and disharmony in the family. 
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, it is
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a well
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-established fact that consumer goods today are manufactured with built-in obsolescence, which is wasteful of raw materials and creates pollution problems without proper recycling. To summarize, there is no doubt that modern appliances can make life simpler, and free more
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 for personal recreation. At the same
time
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, 
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, mass consumerism has negative effects on family budgets and ultimately
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 the environment. In the final analysis,
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, one can only conclude that the real beneficiaries are the manufacturing corporations and their advertisers, as
people
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 are brainwashed into buying things they really do not need.
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