Why Always New?

Do we genuinely need new things all the time? Year after year, we save money on items we do not need. We’re often unaware that we’re burning our hard-earned money to enjoy a few minutes of glory, only to make the same mistake repeatedly. Impressing others, we do not know. The best example is our phones: fancy advertisements promote sleek and elegant devices with more technical features than we’ve ever heard of, most of which we don’t even know how to use. We try it, waiting in front of the stores with countless others, hoping it doesn’t rain. Some people even camp out in front, all to post about their new phone with their old one. Isn’t that weird?

The same applies to most of our possessions. Take clothing, for instance. Where are the good old days when a few high-quality pieces, like the knitted sweater or jeans that lasted for years, had good quality, were indestructible, and always looked good?

Today, fast fashion is not just a lifestyle but a demand. It’s deeply rooted in our society without us even realizing it. We walk past a store, buy something, and most likely, we won’t see it again next year — either it has fallen apart, or the washing machine has ruined it. But again, hey, we need to belong. Well-placed advertisements and social media tout everything. If you want to fit in, you follow the flow; you chase the new trends. This mentality starts early in kindergarten, affecting parents, schools, and universities. Such trivial things influence our status, but unfortunately, few understand this. There are more important things than the latest fast fashion trend or the newest phone that performs only marginally better than the old one. Think about it.