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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?

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It is often argued that today,
people
 judge others based on their social status and material possessions,
instead
 of old-fashioned values,
such
 as honour, kindness and trust. I strongly agree with
this
 opinion because how
people
 judge others right now have
such
 strong correlations to how they expose themselves through social
media
 both professionally and personally.
Firstly
, social
media
 is used to share and express our ideas, opinions and thoughts. Social
media
 in a way is a convenient way to get to know someone without having to interact with them. Due to
this
, it is very easy for someone to judge others and receive strong impressions from them without getting to know them personally.
This
 leads to many
people
 prioritising the importance of how they look and what they have
instead
 of sharing who they really are.
In addition
 to that,
people
 can now make money based on how they present themselves on social
media
.
For instance
, to be sponsored by known clothing brands, one must have many photos of their full-body wearing clothes from big brands. By doing
this
, they will be able to attract more brands.
However
, as there are no barriers to who can access these contents, they might accidentally influence the viewers to post the same photos just so they can have the same persona on social
media
 without understanding the whole narrative. To summarize, I strongly believe that
people
 today seem to care more about social status and material possessions
instead
 of the old-fashioned values because of how influential social
media
 is towards the personal and professional life of someone.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Social status
  • Material possessions
  • Old-fashioned values
  • Honour
  • Kindness
  • Trust
  • Judged
  • Importance
  • Traditional
  • Reflection
  • Achievements
  • Hard work
  • Disregarded
  • Well-balanced
  • Meaningful
  • Cultural norms
  • Societal norms
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