Could I know how much I would get for this essay?
Do people place too much value on newness?
In this world of rapid technological advances, where the power of a single computer doubles every 18 months, people are placing way too much value on the newness of their belongings.
Sure, according to Moore’s Law, the processing power one can get from a chip of a certain price doubles every 1.5 years. So the newness of any electronic device also affects how useful it is. Yet, too often have I seen kids who have barely learned to read pride themselves in the newness of their flashy new iPads, or whine when their parents refuse to buy the greatest and the latest for them.
In the Harry Potter book series, it is implied that one of the antagonists of the series, Draco Malfoy, bribes his way onto the rooster of the team. How? Simply by buying the best equipment available on the market for the team he wished join.
Our society places so much importance on the newness of belongings that we have turned it into something by which we measure social importance.
Over the past few years, almost every major “fashionable” clothing designer has been pushing out products more and more absurd. The catwalk has been getting crowded with dresses so clumsy and fragile they are impractical to wear to any other event. Despite this, such fashion shows are televised all over the globe, with viewers of many ages and demographics. How is it that so many things are valued by their newness?
The over importance of newness is not a new problem, as demonstrated in the 10 year old Harry Potter series. Yet in the age of internet, everyone, whether it is kids vying for the latest tablet, or adults wishing for the newest dress, is placing too much value on newness.