Consumism: problem or solution?

In this society, one of the most important things we do everyday is consuming, from essential supplies to enormous quantities of useless and bad quality products. Why is this so? We have been taught since we were little kids to consume, and we too saw lots of people that maybe they were buying lots of things, and sometimes, they were things that kept our attention. We also see comercials everyday that are from different products, from different companies but all comercials have the same message: Buy this product or you will be apart from the society, you will never be somebody without this product.
Why are there people that is so obsessed about consuming? Everybody does it, and is almost prooved that we would do it in the future. Right now, is a part of the futuristic human being and a tool for improving the global economy. Why is that? Why does a tool for making the economy better make lots of people mad and be affected about it?

This child is going to live in the future, and this future will be leaded by consumism. Are we really going to make life better by steping back in human needs? We have really made a mistake and we have to fix it.

And one finally thing, see the things that you have in your room right now and think about this: Do you really need it? Do you use it regulary? Do you think you have to bu a new one because it is to old?
In this blog, I am going to express my opinion about consumism, and with it, proofs that would make you see what really consumism is.