A material self is made up of everything that a person owns like his or her car, house, clothes, even her family and friends. As stated by William James, the self is all things a person believe to be his or hers and contribute to his or her material self. For example, I owned a gadgets, shoes, and clothes, all of these will be a contribution to my material self. Somehow material self is also a reflection of someone’s success or failure or a symbol of one’s social status. Thus, no matter how much or how little a person owns materially they will always strive hard to gain more.
Materialism is when you more importance to material possessions than intangible values. Materialistic people are those who are obsessed with having material possessions and this is considered as a psychological disorder which is called as compulsive buying disorder or COD.
Consumerism is the consumption of material goods and services in excess of one’s basic needs. It is closely tied to materialism. It is closely tied to materialism. People thought that when you buy something he or she will be happier. The negative thing about consumerism is that it encourages people to buy things that they do not really need.
To sum up everything, we all should apply to our lives the quotation of Albert Einstein, “I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and mind.” meaning a person must know how to live moderately and contended for them to assess the things that they need and want.
Cayla Cabagnot 