7 questions to ask yourself before buying a new product
C As its name suggests, the consumer society has conditioned us to satisfy all our needs and desires by buying new products. However, this systematic consumption of goods and services poses a number of problems: It requires you to spend a lot of money… New products have to be manufactured and then transported, which implies a high expenditure of energy and mining resources. And therefore a lot of pollution. By doing so, you participate and depend on a system that you don’t necessarily support (neoliberalism, growth at all costs, etc.) Fortunately, the overconsumption of new products is not a fatality ! It is possible to strongly limit our purchases by asking ourselves the following questions before buying anything : 1. Is it urgent? The habit of “everything, right away” is strongly rooted in our culture. And we are constantly subjected to temptations, via shop windows, advertisements, fashions, suggestions and various promotions. That’s why the first question to ask yourself before buying is, in my opinion…
