materialistic country

All over the world the United States is recognized as a land full of opportunity but it is also recognized as one of the most materialistic countries in the world. Americans through the years have always determined their self-worth by how much stuff they have, how much money they have. Americans also tend to be the most materialistic because of where they live. They live in a country full of riches and where the standard of living is so high those are partially why Americans are materialistic the other part is that it is just human nature. We not only live in a country of riches but we are sad having about everything we need. Unlike other countries a lot of Americans are not in a bad economic state and this from the perspective of another person in a low economy country may be seen as being materialistic. Based on various accounts we can say that Americans are materialistic but they are materialistic to an extent, the U.S is a country where now we define our self-worth by how much we own.

America is a country where the idea that money can buy happiness is very often to be true and that in turn makes this country look very materialistic. The country is very well set for good economic prosperity but not everyone lives a Hollywood lifestyle, almost no one does. A good example of America’s ugly side comes from the text “On Dumpster Diving”. The text is all about having a tough life an America’s society from the perspective of a dumpster diver himself. And through this essay we see a worse side to the American dream because Lars Eighner’s wrote this on his experience. In the Essay he writes,” I do not want to paint too romantic a picture. Dumpster diving has serious drawbacks as a way of life.” When people refer to America they only r...

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... everything is available to them for a price and society standards require them to buy those things for whatever price. We love the idea of buying the new stuff about buying the best and that is a sign of a society where goods determine self-worth. But we accept that and because we accept it is why we are referred to as an overly materialistic country. Worse of all, the details that back up the argument are all true. But we also have our standards. We are not overly materialistic, there are limits after all we just came out of a recession. People in American society take money very seriously because it can either make or destroy your life and what choices you make. America is a very materialistic society and it has to with how successful we are and that success with the country want of money, the country’s need of things give us our title as materialistic country.