Do you agree that nowadays people throw things away too quickly? Why?

It is true, that nowadays people prefer rather to discard things and buy something new. It became a new trend to throw away clothes, when it become unfashionable, furniture, when it loses it's shine, unnecessary toys, cookware and so on. This behavior can affect negatively, especially it provokes the pollution of enviroment, soil contamination and the lack of water. But what is the reason of following this situation?

Certainly, there are several reasons. And the bottom line is heavy growth of technological industry. New gadgets are presented every week, so most of people find it necessary to renew household appliances to keep up with the times. Some individuals find it irrelevant to repair outdated technique, when more convenient and relevant is available. Among all manufactures a high speed of competition dictates the rules. Therefore, people, who follow fashion can benefit from this competition and buy product at a lower price and don’t care about throwing previous one.

Another reason can be caused with rising of economic success, because living standards have been improved. And people, mostly with the help of advertisement, become shopaholics, in order to match the standard of living. For citizens it is hard to find true desires, when billboards always try to attract the attention and to impose something trendy and modern. Very often I notice this influence on myself. Wasting money on every new gadget provokes to work overtime, that means no spare time to repair previous one.

With out any doubt, I agree, that nowaday people throw things away too quickly. It is obvious, at least the amount of garbage that has grown ovet the past 10 years. And I find it compulsory to stop overproduction and competition among manufactures, in order to save the enviroment.