German scientists recently published interesting data: over the past 50 years, Germans have become on average 400% richer, and the number of unhappy people suffering from depression has increased by 38%.
Henry Ford became the richest man in the world thanks to the reformation of automobile manufacturing. His successes have inspired many talented entrepreneurs to create the greatest brands: Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, Dodge. New cars have literally flooded America. After a while, the moment came when car sales plummeted. The market is saturated.
And really, why would anyone need a new car if the old one drives great? Why spend money? Faced with the problem of sales, brilliant marketers have come up with a clever new solution.: they began to instill a sense of inferiority in the owner of old cars.
Car manufacturers began to produce more and more new models every year. Their success inspired entrepreneurs in other industries: clothing, cosmetics, shoes, and their souls flew to heaven… or rather, to hell.
You can often see the contempt with which stupid teenagers dressed up in fashionable clothes look at a child who cannot afford such a luxury. Please note that clothing manufacturers release new collections twice a year. Experts and designers endlessly repeat to us: “green will be fashionable this season.” What is this done for? This clever trick is designed to increase sales. People who bought exactly the same clothes but red last year will feel uncomfortable.
Multinational corporations manipulate the mind of the simple-minded consumer by constantly releasing new devices, clothes, etc. They spend $500 billion a year on advertising. This money is enough to make humanity unhappy. That’s a lot of money! To solve the problem of hunger on Earth, only $50 billion needs to be spent per year.
The main problem is not that we constantly have to throw away good things because they have gone out of fashion. The tragedy of humanity is unjustified expectations. After buying a new car, a person is happy for a very short time. If his friends buy cooler cars than his the next day, this joy will be limited to just one day. Many of us are more eager for new fashionable things and, without noticing it, become unhappy. The rat race has made life a living hell, an absolute nonsense.
