In many countries, people increasingly talk about money such as how much they earn or how much they pay for things in their daily conversations. Why? Is this a positive or negative trend?

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As technology progressed to computers and
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to
smart phones
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companies were creating and investing more
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digital commercials.
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,
people
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started to spend more
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eye-catching advertisements and soon they started noticing how paychecks evaporated in a few days.
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made some individuals worried about their income and spending,
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, the talk about
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money related
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topics became more regular in
day to day
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conversations. Personally, I do not see that
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topic should be as a big part of
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as it is and in
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essay
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I will elaborate on why talking about
money
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is a negative trend. First of all, I believe that
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increase
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in
money
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talk will make
people
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care about material things more than
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the
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loved ones or friends. It is easy to complain about rising prices or lack of
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, but continue to do
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more and more and you will see how you know where to find the best deal for a sofa, but you can not tell how your friends’ day has been or what their
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color
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is.
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,
people
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who are willing to talk about
money
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more than anything put less and less effort to know somebody or
be
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interested in their life, which can lead to losing
people
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very close to you, which can become very lonely and depressing.
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, having a bigger care in
money
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make
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us more and more materialistic and by
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this
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we continue to lose the definition of life. I think that reminding others or being reminded about
money
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in almost every conversation puts us in
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constant state of worrying about
money
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were
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where
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we try as hard as possible to earn more, spend less and find the best deals. In
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stage we forget to actually
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take joy in living, taking all the views,
smells
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and smells
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of the world. We tend to forget what are we even working for. Are we working to have a car with a sunroof or to take your partner to
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and create romantic memories?
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, because of the worry we lose our
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and forget to ask
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crucial question and start living as
a slaves
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for the coin
not
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for the memories or feelings. In conclusion, I would say that
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chatting about
increase
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increases
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in prices or how many zeros there are in their paycheck is very degrading.
People
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tend to lose interest in
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people
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who do not show any interest in them.
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,
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people
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not only lose connection with
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others
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, but life itself and living just to earn more and spend on shiner things.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumerism
  • materialism
  • financial transparency
  • societal taboos
  • economic fluctuations
  • financial management
  • financial literacy
  • purchasing decisions
  • wealth glorification
  • economic stratification
  • social comparison
  • peer pressure
  • income disparity
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