Op-Ed essay Materialistic Who Said

Materialism,
What is materialism? For those who don’t know materialism is the importance of material things more than anything else. Who are the affected people? Teenagers mostly, women or men there is no difference regarding which sex is more materialistic than the other is. Why are they affected? Personality would be my first guess but most of the affected people, have lots of opportunities and have been taught in their houses that material things make them happier. What bothers me about it? First of all, they don’t have the worth ethic or the “working for it” because everything is handed to them. And when something is not handed they have to talk in an annoyingly way expecting you to solve it for them. Second, they can’t seem to get in to their heads that life is not only money, and lipsticks and cars and that this bubble they are living in someday will pop, and they are going to be unprepared for what it is life. I know what they do with their lives is not my problem but one of the materialistic characteristics is criticizing people’s lives, so when these people mess with what is not their business it is my problem. They can’t control themselves and believe is all about them, this people usually are found in rich people environments, not to be stereotypical but middle class people can’t afford to buy as much as materialistic people do. Self-centered people are grabbed by the hand with materialism it is very common for materialistic people focus on them and ignore all of their surroundings. Because they ignore their surroundings I just cannot have a serious conversation with them it is like talking to a pineapple with makeup, I dare you to try and explain to them what goes around you without getting annoyed by the winey voice you will get as an answer. Sometimes they are confused as lazy but the term I would like to use is spoiled, spoiled people do not do anything. This syndrome of spoiled is found on girls allot, who by stupidity try to flirt. One thing I can’t seem to get in my head is the idea of what person on earth enjoys stupidity. This is often called attention seekers, and I agree it is attention but I think there are much better ways to achieve it.
How to solve this problem? Well you can’t blame a person for having money and you can’t stop them. You can’t control what their parents teach them, but you can control the media influence. Three words very common on materialism is “I want” “I need” “I must have” notice the I is used in the begging because it is selfcenterd. Where do the materialistic get the idea that they need, that is the media such as the television programs (Gossip girls) girls my age using a prada dress more than $2400 and never use again. That is a start the advertisement super skinny models and young havind tha Gucci bag the superstar having the fendi glasses. Gets the idea of this girls to have and have and have. So who should I blame well the consumer system and always wanting more. I can stop it by controlling the media but how can I do it, is still under reaserch. And someday I will be able to control it you will se me!