Dario Salas Sommer. The morality of the 21st century (№ 464974)

Most people equate happiness with the possession of property, turning it into a synonym for pleasure. There is no doubt that the world is obsessed with consumerism and people take pleasure in the very act of buying things, thinking that it brings them happiness. The highest achievement of the consumer market is the creation of an international community of identical consumers, devoid of will and the ability to think, who, like drug addicts who need the next dose to continue the illusion of happiness, are ready to distort and adapt moral standards to themselves in order to achieve their goal.