Some analysts suggest the need to continually acquire "more and more goods" should be treated as an addiction. Do you agree? What difference would it make if we did treat it as an addiction? Is this an addiction that we would be willing to work on?
What will be an ideal response?
If the need to acquire more things came to be seen as addictive behavior, the change might lead to an awareness in some persons of the destructiveness of the behavior. However, addictive behaviors, such as overeating, excessive alcohol use, and smoking, continue despite being viewed as destructive. The mindset that succeeding generations are supposed to be ‘better off' than previous ones is deeply ingrained in U.S. society. Ideally, students would reflect on the destructiveness of current behaviors and the potential effects on future generations.
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