In this article, I’m going to discuss the consumerism problem of young people. According to my findings, a lot of young people feel repressed because they have to follow the new trends such as the new iPhone, Yeezy. This can lead to young people who cannot afford these things then may buy counterfeit goods or knockoffs. My point of view is that some young people have this consumerism problem while others don't, for me I have don’t have this problem and some people say that I’m away too strict on the things I want, the thing is I don’t know what I want and need so that leads to the problem of me getting forced to buy things I need not want. According to Zygmunt Bauman, a consumer, the highly regarded sociologist, Zygmunt Bauman stated that he separated consumers into two camps, those he referred to as the ‘seduced’ and the ‘repressed’.
According to a survey a lot of young people like to follow the newest trend that's happening right now, it is mainly caused by the pandemic since you are stuck home and feel bored so you need to find something to entertain yourself. This is very bad since when a child is not connected to their parents, they're more likely to suffer from sadness, anxiety, low self-esteem, and psychosomatic symptoms. As a result, commercial culture has a direct and indirect impact on children. The American lifestyle is a perfect way to demonstrate it.
But not all youngsters have this problem, I can say this by from I am not consuming online and offline, it’s because I always buy things based on my needs, whenever I was invited to go shopping offline or online I always reject the offer because I was lazy and didn't know what I wanted to buy. From my analysis, I can see that not all youngsters over consumerism, of course, every youngster has the right to buy or things that they want but not necessarily buy everything they want, it depends on the family background whether they consume a lot or teach their kids, for me I was taught that don’t buy everything that you want and save up or buy the things I needed.
Over consumerism is a problem for all countries that have more youngsters than adults. It’s a thing to be concerned about because it can be a bad habit for the youngsters when they’re adults. It’s a new thing because generations before GEN Z didn't have the experience of shopping online. Over-consumerism is a problem that should be concerned about for your kids and you, although it affects the economy greatly by helping individual vendors online or offline it can damage the environment and your habits as well.
