Originally Posted by Snake Vargas

I think it's a symptom of consumerism and materialism that we all want the latest and greatest. The car you bought a few years ago (barring any mechanical faults or such) is as good as it was back then, but advertisements and such telling us how good a new car is makes us want the newer, better one. I mean, you gotta have it, right? It will be much faster, safer and more spacious, or whatever.

Things telling us how much better it could be make us dissatisfied with our lives and our possessions.