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The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centers. It is feared that this trend can bring negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view?

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In the present age, shopping malls have become favourite hotspot for many youngsters to spend a large portion of quality
time
. Some people in society feel that it will have numerous demerits
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 the youth. Personally, I strongly advocate
this
 view.
In addition
,
this
 essay will discuss those disadvantages. On the one hand, even though adults visit shopping centres
for
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 their pastime
however
 malls have
been
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designed
them
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in a
way
 to attract more audiences to buy something from their shops. The central reason behind
this
 is to target the youth with exclusive items and by displaying large discounts which often leads to empty adults' pockets. A recent study from Melbourne university has shown that 40% of youngsters spend their
hard earned
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 income buying luxury goods.
Therefore
,
this
 will put them in a situation to run out of money during crucial times.
On the other hand
, in
this
 competitive ,era it is considered that
time
 is everything which needs to be utilized in a productive
way
.
However
, teens nowadays are more likely to spend their leisure
time
 in malls with friends rather than spending in a qualitative
way
.
As a result
, it tends to not be focused on improving
their
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 skills according to the current job market. To conclude,
that
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young people focus on spending money on shopping during their leisure
time
 and
also
 not utilizing it in a productive
way
 which could
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result
insult
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them
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 and society into a negative influence.
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