Mark Healy

Things People Are 100% Brainwashed Into Believing They “Need”

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Things People Are 100% Brainwashed Into Believing They “Need”

Did your “spring cleaning” involve you going through clutter in your house, while thinking, “Why do I even have this?”

People on social media are talking about things that we are “100% brainwashed” into believing we need . . . and here are some highlights:

1.  An endless stream of clothes and accessories to follow every trend.

2.  Expensive weddings.  Also:  Expensive funerals . . . especially pricey coffins.

3.  Social media.

4.  A 12-step skincare routine.

5.  Overpriced make-up and personal hygiene products.

6.  Super white teeth . . . to the point where it looks unnatural.

7.  Plastic surgery.

8.  A car.  (Or a NEW car immediately after you’ve paid off the current one.)

9.  Fabric softener.

10.  The newest phone every year, no matter the price.  This was probably the most common answer.  Some people do it to have the latest tech and features, others do it for the status symbol . . . and some people noted that the manufacturers push it too, through “planned obsolescence.”

11.  A lot of things for babies, especially NEW things.  Someone said, “Babies don’t need things, parents THINK they need things.”  And someone else added, “A lot of things for dogs.  I get it, you love your dog . . . but just like babies, they will survive without all the junk.”

12.  A “gender reveal.”

13.  A replacement.  “You can fix stuff.  You don’t always need ANOTHER one.”

14.  “To carry a water bottle around, and drink water all day long.”

15.  “Gobs of toothpaste.  You only need a pea-sized amount.”

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