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?
Wants or Needs? >
We have things that we don't really need but we only have them for fun
we must ask ourselves what things we need and what things we only have but actually do not need
The question of wants or needs is a large one especially with all that is accessible to us. With new technology such as the iPhone coming out every year millions of people want it, when in reality their is nothing wrong with their iPhone from one year ago. The same can be said about shoes where people get new pairs constantly and don't wear them very much and then buy a new pair. These things are all needs which we have to cut back on in order to maintain environmental stability. However, with all that is accessible to us, it is a very difficult process to convince people not to get things they want, especially those who are wealthy.
I agree that with all that is accessible to us, it is very hard to completely stop buying things we want rather than need. I think that to combat this we should take time to reflect on why we want something, and look at what we already have or could get secondhand before we buy new things.