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RE: Consumerism and the Graveyard of Prosperity
And also a more primeval urge: in the Northern Hemisphere it is now Fall--when our ancestors felt an urge to gather in resources against the coming lean months of Winter.
The necessity has only recently gone, relatively speaking, and so the urge has become sublimated.
That's why people buy things and rationalize the purchase with the phrase that "It might come in useful."
That's an interesting thought. That probably explains why it is so hard to escape the urge to collect stuff. We have been collecting stuff for centuries to improve our chances of survival. Not only do we have to conflict with our education and habits, but even elements of our own nature.