Consumerism by Ben Kronick https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i Does having everything make us happy in life? Why do Lydia and George think its important to take a “Vacation”? en-us 2017-05-16 02:50:12 UTC 2017-05-16 14:00:30 UTC hello@padlet.com ⚈ ̫ ⚈ https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993175 - Having everything will make us happy in a short amount of time. Not our whole lives.
- They needed a break from "having everything" and being spoiled in their house. 
- They wanted the kid to learn or get used to not being spoiled.        ]]> 2017-05-16 03:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993175 https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993177 - they think its important because they want to take a break from the house and find their sense of life, their purpose of living again.
- less is more, if we only own what gives us emotional values instead of buying them for their physical values, we will feel much more fulfilled.
- the less we own, the more control we have over our personal belongings --> much happier]]> 2017-05-16 03:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993177 don't use it, just Buy. BUY https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993214 - too much of something is not good --> waste of money, dont used it
- buy = happiness in short time
- economic fall
- become a habit, can't stop buying,]]> 2017-05-16 03:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993214 https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993219 - Too much consumption can led to the lack of experiences
- Waste on assets

Vacation = a break from all of the technology

]]> 2017-05-16 03:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993219 VACATION https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993221 It's happy to own everything, but just don't rely on them
- Yes vacation pull the family closer, and happy together.]]> 2017-05-16 03:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993221 jenny_chau https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993222 - Sometimes too much is less
- Less is more
- Great Depression
- Need to take a break
- Overload
- Addiction
- Makes life so convenient that you don't want to work anymore
- The more you buy, the more dependence you have ]]> 2017-05-16 03:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993222 VACATION https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993321 - Having everything indeed make us happy in life, but will also make us forget the purpose of buying the product.

- A vacation might help the family have more time together, and therefore, rebound the connections that had lost in the objects and technologies.]]> 2017-05-16 03:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993321 https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993372 the thought of owning everything can make you happy but when you actually get what you want, it is not what you expect it to be and sometimes it could lead to more depression. 
- Lydia and George thinking of having vacation to have a break from technology, to actually spend some time with their family and talk and have fun with each other]]> 2017-05-16 03:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993372 https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993378 Having the technology doing everything for us sometime is not a good thing. It might seem happy at first, but if we depend everything on technology, does it happy anymore]]> 2017-05-16 03:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993378 Consumerism https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993401 2017-05-16 03:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ben_kronick/r8mvry0umi8i/wish/171993401