I think the difference of want and need is very clear when you observe different cultures and living conditions in different country’s. In more industrialized country’s we often see people spending a lot more money on different things that they want. When we compare this to a much poorer country with less resources they rarely buy new things and when they do it is something that they need. The levels of want and need are very different. For example, a kid more say the United States might want a new iPad or something, but a kid from a country in Africa might want a soccer ball made of rags. And all these different levels and different wants and needs is based on and controlled by wealth

Finlay I totally agree, to add to this I think that a good idea would be for people in industrialized countries like the US to start learning how to make sacrifices such as no car or no television and a smaller less luxurious house so that then in the US nobody would be polluting the world we all live in because people in Africa have to suffer from climate change even though they are not polluting. Want and Need is such an important idea.

Want and Need- Many people don’t think about purchases. They feel they need something when in reality, it is a want. Cutting down on purchases for big corporations such as amazon or Shein which use millions of gallons of water a day in their mass productions can significantly lower one’s individual carbon footprint. If many people do it, production demands will lower therefore lowering the carbon emissions of mass production. Humans should focus on what they need and cut down on thoughtless purchases for wants.

Hello ! I also think that all of you are right , because  people do need to understand the difference between what they want and need . Needing and wanting are two different things like when you see this item at the store , that you think that you really want and then you think that you must need it to use it , but you don't think that you will maybe use it one time then you would want to get rid of it . People should maybe think before they buy something and what will they do with this specific item in the futur .