Is having the latest technology a want or a need?
How often do you get a new cel phone or mp3 player? Did you really need a new model? Do you consider the environmental impact of these purchases? If you are addicted, how can you break your addiction?
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Want vs need
Having technology like a phone can be a necessity because phones help us communicate. Having the latest technology is a want because most of the time the newest version of something doesn't add anything you need. Most of the time the latest version of a phone only changes its size or its operating system, which are not necessities. However, I would not consider wanting the latest technology an addiction.
I agree completely! We definitely need a cell phone in modern times to communicate with others, but it does not always have to be the latest model.