The negative results of this consumerism are easy to see. As people spend more and more of their income on things they do not need, they have to work more to pay for them. This prevents people from spending time with their family or spending money on education or healthy food. In America today, there are more shopping centers than high schools, and parents spend about 6 hours per week shopping but only 40 minutes playing with their children.
Another negative result is that we become more tolerant of lies and half-truths. To increase profits and stock prices, companies make many false claims about their products. Can we really lose weight simply by taking a pill, without dieting or exercising