Are you a materialistic person?

[sweep_shot]

When I was younger (my early-20's and before that), I used to have materialistic thinking. I used to want materialistic things.

But, as I grew older, I started to embrace simplicity. I now do not have many materialistic wants/needs (beyond necessities).

What about you? Are you a materialistic person or do you frown upon materialism?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

A materialistic person always yearn for happiness in the long run of life.

 

[Champ_Pal]

When I was younger (my early-20's and before that), I used to have materialistic thinking. I used to want materialistic things.

But, as I grew older, I started to embrace simplicity. I now do not have many materialistic wants/needs (beyond necessities).

What about you? Are you a materialistic person or do you frown upon materialism?

If you own any valuable things, then you are materialistic person.

Do you have an iPhone? Do you have a big tv? Do you drive a car that is worth more than 20,000 dollars?

 

[sweep_shot]

If you own any valuable things, then you are materialistic person.

Do you have an iPhone? Do you have a big tv? Do you drive a car that is worth more than 20,000 dollars?

You missed my "beyond necessities" part. Those things are needed and hence I have those.

What's up with the 20,000 threshold? LOL. Anyway, I drive a Honda Civic 2016.

 

[Champ_Pal]

You missed my "beyond necessities" part. Those things are needed and hence I have those.

What's up with the 20,000 threshold? LOL. Anyway, I drive a Honda Civic 2016.

You can get by in your life using very simple things. You do not need expensive things for your daily usage.

I put the $20k threshold because you can buy old used cars for $10k-15k and they are still good.

You are a materialistic person. You are just deluding yourself into thinking that you are something else.

The mere reason you are in the West is because you are materialistic. You could live a simple life in Bangladesh too. You are living in Canada.

 

[ElRaja]

you need to define the term first, if someone makes £100k + and lives like someone on £25k, if they doing that simply not to spend money, that's materialistic to me.

if someone earns and spends money with little or no emotional investments, that's non materialistic to me. theres nothing wrong in wanting to spend the money uve earned, that's what its there for.

id define materialism as putting material gains before emotional, psychological, and physical gains, i.e. making money or saving money to some form of self detriment.

i am pbly a bit materialistic as a side effect of wanting to be seen as productive or able, but that's more to do with my self-worth always being exogenous to a borderline unhealthy degree.

 

[IndoorCricket]

The more one gets attached to material the more they move away from spiritual.. IMHO.

 

[FearlessRoar]

It's not about being materialistic, it's about necessities.

 

[Bhaijaan]

We all are materialistic people to different extents. Some ultra rich who go minimalists can only afford to do that in the comforts of their private apartments created through materialistic wealth.

 

[Hikaru]

Absolutely. I get great lengths to get materialistic things, and I like it.