I guess we are all walking into a rat race one way or another. The mindset is similar to keeping up with the Jones but this mindset is dangerous because you could end up in debt and who knows… Downhill from there. Of course we all like nice stuff but we should get them if necessary or give us an investment in return. The return could be social happiness or financial happiness or just usefulness.
But even when we are running the rat race we should put a little focus on thinking independently so we can have a less stressful life and not ad anxious to keep up with your neighbour or friends. But it does get exhausting if you are constantly just buying things for the sake of impressing someone. But if you want to impress someone show off your prized art or collection that you bought as a personal prize.
If you buy things just for personal use or investment then anxiousness to keep up socially will not be as much. We as humans are all competitive one way or another but I guess there are healthier ways around it, finding something that suits your personality.







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