There is no dought in my mind that the addiction to technology is rapidly growing and causing a lot of harm to both the physical and mental well beings of humans. It’s very real and there is no denying as such. However, it is often the consumers alone that are blamed for the rapid consumption of media that we consume daily. My intention is not to completely remove the responsibility off of the consumers, they are part of the problem too, but addiction cannot just start on its own. That’s stupid to think. In every case of addiction, there is a supplier and/or an enabler. They have to have gotten it from somewhere. In this case, consumerism is both the supplier and the enabler. You have seen adverts like, “New!” or “You need this!”. There is also a level of peer pressure when it comes to consumerism. Suddenly, everyone needs the latest tech and if you don’t get it now you are a loser. Getting new tech every time something new comes out has become so normalized that I have met people who were surprised that I don’t buy the latest iPhone or the Nintendo switch. Not to flex, but I already have a 3DS that still works, I’m good. Anyways, everyone says “just quit” or gives generic advice to an addict on how to get better, but as long as there is supply there is a demand, and vice versa. It’s also the supplier/enabler’s responsibility to know what is best for the addict and acknowledge the self-destructive harm that they created and pushed onto the addict. Again, that’s not to say that the addict isn’t an innocent party in this conversation. I just know that the addict side of the conversation will be talked about the most while glazing over the enabler side. I believe that there are two sides to this destructive behavior. We don’t necessarily have to completely get rid of consumerism entirely. Perhaps all both parties need is to learn moderation. Consumerism is guilty of this because of its fast nature, pushing the newest tech in your face. Here is a theory, if Consumerism were to slow down and let us actually enjoy a product for a few years, rather than less than a week, things might be different but for the better. Life moves too fast these days as a whole. Twenty years is not old, it’s barely a quarter of a century.