Why do we have so much stuff? | BBC Ideas

Modern life just seems to be full of... well, stuff! But why do we have so much of it?
What's happening in our minds when we buy new things? Should we consume less and declutter?
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  • @bbcideas
    @bbcideas3 жыл бұрын

    If this video resonated with you, you might be interested in watching this one next. It's all about the fashion industry and how we can make it more sustainable 👉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYRoxJqEoc7Sm7Q.html

  • @alanbirkner1958
    @alanbirkner19583 жыл бұрын

    I went to my favorite second hand jewelry boutique and after searching through 6 cabinets, I found the perfect gift for my daughter-in-law. My rule is buy used, by local, by when you need to buy something. I am 71. I try to be mindful. Tina

  • @alexyang8549
    @alexyang85493 жыл бұрын

    I am a minimalist since past one year and seeing the amount of stuff these people own gives me anxiety. It has a lot to do with being content with your inner self and validation. Took me 30 years to understand.

  • @CiaraLynn

    @CiaraLynn

    3 жыл бұрын

    same here!

  • @smoll.miniatures

    @smoll.miniatures

    Жыл бұрын

    I want to be you. And I think I need to get buying out my system. I buy and sell from charity shops and make a decent living. I use the money to buy stuff and at least 90% off on eBay. Normally high fashion products. I don’t have a lot of stuff but everything is high end made in Denmark, USA, Germany etc. I don’t buy any cheap made in China stuff. I wouldn’t be averse too, and have grabbed items from skips and only buy reduced food items. Not sure if It’s the right way or not tbh.

  • @sct4040

    @sct4040

    11 ай бұрын

    I did a lot of damage from 2012 - 2020, the pandemic made me reevaluate my life.

  • @sammyruncorn4165

    @sammyruncorn4165

    11 ай бұрын

    At a certain amount yes. Kinda like a threshold. It's good to have some stuff (useful, functioning and even actually longlasting happy making items (a plant one cares for or a special painting/ object with a personal history)), but if it takes too much time to clean etc. and just lies around unused it's prone to make one unhappy.

  • @user-zf5ri8cz3p

    @user-zf5ri8cz3p

    Ай бұрын

    This good to be minmliset then to have too many staff. The staff ruin my life. All the The time I was work in my house.

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY3 жыл бұрын

    “Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don't want..to impress people that they don't like.” --Will Rogers

  • @genaeyoung180

    @genaeyoung180

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow, I’ve also heard Dave Ramsey say that.

  • @BiMiHi

    @BiMiHi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fight Club

  • @CiaraLynn
    @CiaraLynn3 жыл бұрын

    minimalism is the way to go! having too much stuff makes me too anxious

  • @Kathrine465

    @Kathrine465

    2 жыл бұрын

    It can be to extreme. I think its more important to be intentionel

  • @noisetrade6130

    @noisetrade6130

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Kathrine465 exactly i say this so ofter, rather embraces intentionalism than minimalism, also minimalism tends to get more and more kinda religious. Just my two cents

  • @Kathrine465

    @Kathrine465

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@noisetrade6130 I agree. I have a channel where I focus on being intentional called" the intentional corner"

  • @noisetrade6130

    @noisetrade6130

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Kathrine465 thanks for letting me know,

  • @Kathrine465

    @Kathrine465

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@noisetrade6130 you are welcome :D

  • @JulEnglefaris
    @JulEnglefaris3 жыл бұрын

    I haven't bought new clothes in maybe 10 years, but I do buy books like crazy. Not so much in the past few months. Been making a conscience to cut back on buying and just use the library.

  • @Sobermama927

    @Sobermama927

    11 ай бұрын

    10 years? That’s AMAZING I can’t even go a month

  • @ChrisTaylor-dz6nk

    @ChrisTaylor-dz6nk

    3 ай бұрын

    I buy cds🎉😂

  • @aldrousglenncamino1179
    @aldrousglenncamino11793 жыл бұрын

    "What we consume is an expression of our identity, because our identity consists of a number of different facets..." Wow, louder please. This topic is quite timely and relevant. ❤️

  • @a.m.karthick629
    @a.m.karthick6293 жыл бұрын

    I think our upbringing also plays a major role in this issue.

  • @ernestabor
    @ernestabor3 жыл бұрын

    Our wants are insatiable, but our needs are limited. Our wants doesn’t bring happiness but our needs fill our void in life

  • @ewatkins42
    @ewatkins423 жыл бұрын

    It would be good to see representations of men as shoppers, so many examples only show women as 'consumers' but this is simply not true! I think there is an unhelpful stereotype that women love shopping, and men hate it, and that women shop for uneccessary items men for practical - let's address this!

  • @bbcideas

    @bbcideas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good point!

  • @beckypetersen2680

    @beckypetersen2680

    11 ай бұрын

    It's true. If we are going to keep to only the essentials...well, most of the sporting goods shops could be closed, huh? And the shoes...oh the shoes...and the car paraphernalia. They just buy excessive "other types of stuff" than women.

  • @cjhoward409
    @cjhoward40911 ай бұрын

    I think I have a lot of practical things. Extra food, clothes, sheets, towels, toiletries etc. It’s because my parents were babies in the 1930’s when here in the USA we had the Great Depression. So, our grandparents had extra things and so did our parents and us too but our kids who are in their 20’s and 30’s are more minimalistic

  • @stefannikola
    @stefannikola3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a long, long way from having too much stuff, although I'm not very materialistic compared to most other people. I lack and want to have financial empowerment, financial stability, and financial security, but not stuff, not possessions.

  • @PossumLover1111
    @PossumLover11113 жыл бұрын

    Wow........this spoke to me directly and could relater to everything said by the consumers and the experts on why and what it all means. thank you for this. I'm keeping it in my files. Glad to know I'm not alone in this. I'm in the process of trying to get rid of things.....either selling or just giving away. And I'm living vicariously through watching videos of other people shop for cool stuff.

  • @bbcideas

    @bbcideas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Delighted it resonated and you could shop vicariously through the vid! Send our best to the birds today 😊

  • @michaelbalfour3170

    @michaelbalfour3170

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you want to stop consuming, don't get exposed to adverts, avoid at all costs. Get an adblocker it will help and don't watch TV.

  • @AlbertoJaramillo-eu5us

    @AlbertoJaramillo-eu5us

    6 ай бұрын

    Multipliqiese personas como usted ❤️🙏

  • @annapri1526
    @annapri15265 ай бұрын

    I would consider myself a minimalist. I've been a minimalist my entire life. I love never really having to clean up my stuff, it also allows me to pick up everything I own and go wherever I want. I'd rather spend money on a good dinner with friends or an experience out, then on an item. Additionally, I feel as though people don't realize how much stuff you actually need. I always tell people to buy a packet of sticky notes and for one week walk around the house and put sticky notes on everything you touch and use, by the end of the week you will realize that 70% of the items you own you never actually touch.

  • @relaxingmeditationsounds9544
    @relaxingmeditationsounds95443 жыл бұрын

    "what we consume is an expression of our identity"

  • @bbcideas

    @bbcideas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching so studiously!

  • @user-bw2zt5jd9u

    @user-bw2zt5jd9u

    9 ай бұрын

    I can’t relate to this need to want to stand out by being “ different” or unique. Guess there’s a real desire for attention at work.

  • @altanaeliza
    @altanaeliza Жыл бұрын

    At least not everyone can afford to constantly buy unnecessary stuff

  • @jochenschrey2909

    @jochenschrey2909

    10 ай бұрын

    Accepting handmedowns before you really need them "just in case" can unfortunately take up as much space.

  • @MiaCarter7
    @MiaCarter72 жыл бұрын

    I want to get rid of stuff but I'm scared I'll regrat it!! And wvwn when I do get rid of stuff its like more stuff appears!

  • @ganesang5537
    @ganesang55372 жыл бұрын

    What we consume is an expression of our identity.

  • @D.von.N
    @D.von.N11 ай бұрын

    Having wardrobes full of clothes I rarely use and go to just a couple shelves using the same stuff over and over, I am done with fashion. But crafting world is a whole different beast. Don't let me start on that one!

  • @beckypetersen2680

    @beckypetersen2680

    11 ай бұрын

    yep. Me too. But I use it. Constantly.

  • @poushalighosh4661
    @poushalighosh4661 Жыл бұрын

    I deeply struggle with this sense of academic inadequacy and buy books in hopes of remedying it. Its led to the point where my shelves are overstuffed with new unread books and heightened anxiety becsuse none of those are getting read as quickly sigh

  • @itsthelittlethings9939
    @itsthelittlethings99393 жыл бұрын

    So........ How to END the cycle?

  • @lathabalakrishnan1610
    @lathabalakrishnan16106 ай бұрын

    So much of indirect societal pressure that it takes a lot of effort and strength to fight it. I have started this war , hope I come out a winner.

  • @hariiv_
    @hariiv_3 жыл бұрын

    Really excellent 😍💐

  • @bbcideas

    @bbcideas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot 😊

  • @jinyuli3118
    @jinyuli31183 жыл бұрын

    Why the “testers” are all women? What about different generations of Men’s opinion about shopping? Do men not shopping?

  • @LocalFiveGuy
    @LocalFiveGuy7 ай бұрын

    I wish everyone raised their children just like I am raising my own daughter. My daughter watched the ABC'S on the KZread Kids app on the smart TV, and she has had her own Android phone since she was born. When she was 3-1/2 she learned to read. She is now 6-1/2 and she loves her books. Everyone compliments her intelligence and skills. 👍

  • @Matthew8473
    @Matthew84735 ай бұрын

    I'm in complete admiration of this. I recently stumbled upon something with a similar message, and it was absolutely mesmerizing. "The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Living Guide" by Matthew Cove

  • @tylercarpenter4329
    @tylercarpenter4329 Жыл бұрын

    I have a problem with gun and musical instrument collecting

  • @froschkoenig666

    @froschkoenig666

    10 ай бұрын

    At least those could be worth something

  • @Moralwinner
    @Moralwinner7 күн бұрын

    So, production of goods imcreases wealth, and standards of living, but on the other hand causes pollution and lots of not so, if unnecessary stuff. So, the best solution would be some new products that will represent the balance of the two polarities, or even satisfy a not yet discovered need, with significantly less polution and less resource troubles. It would be wonderful if something like that is invented, with new solutions for waste

  • @thejomayah9076
    @thejomayah90763 жыл бұрын

    Buy things if its needed otherwise don't buy it for unnecessary purpose it's leads to money wastage.

  • @mairathorn3331
    @mairathorn33313 жыл бұрын

    Woah they have much money for shopping then!

  • @DeaDellaFortuna
    @DeaDellaFortuna11 ай бұрын

    Well, I try to reduce, too. I dont do it for the environment bla, bla, but only for me. I prefer clean floors to walk barefoot or to sit on it. Especially since I have kids, stuff all of the sudden stresses me out, especially those dozend of little pieces when it comes to child toys. However, I dont want my child to "miss" anything, so I have to reduce my stuff. I am very slowly about it, but every step forward makes me very, very happy and I think, soon I will get to where I want to get. However, I dont want to become a minimalist. Depends on the way minimalist celebrate their live but most of them are caught in a certain live style- they are the same ppl with same issues, but they process their feelings in a different way. I dont look for a replacement but inner peace.

  • @ibawanhunlytan8606
    @ibawanhunlytan86063 жыл бұрын

    Pls make videos on photography 👍

  • @bbcideas

    @bbcideas

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you're interested in photography you might like to watch this video next...What would Freud make of our obsession with selfies? kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6d-yKehpsfggZc.html

  • @ibawanhunlytan8606

    @ibawanhunlytan8606

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bbcideas thanks

  • @PeterParkorr
    @PeterParkorr3 жыл бұрын

    So proud to spend up to 3hours a day shopping, needs to check herself...

  • @chelseamurray1678
    @chelseamurray16783 жыл бұрын

    Haha the moment you realize you are addicted

  • @s.g2344
    @s.g23443 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh yes 😅 my fiance and I are moving in together from our both our family homes and we only have a bedroom each to clear out but yeah even then we still have so much stuff that needs to be cleared lol 😋

  • @bbcideas

    @bbcideas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good luck!

  • @topperbizzare564
    @topperbizzare5643 жыл бұрын

    *BBC Ideas* 💕💐 really excellent upload 💕💐💕 Really good content 💕💕💐 Thanks for share 💕💐 stay connect me

  • @bbcideas

    @bbcideas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much 😍

  • @user-yd3jd2em8e
    @user-yd3jd2em8eАй бұрын

    My interest in shopping waned years ago and remains “just stuff” that I don’t want to buy today. All those so called marketing/psychology tricks just don’t work on frugal me.❤

  • @piedwagtailrameau
    @piedwagtailrameau11 ай бұрын

    Less is more

  • @roseballerine4395
    @roseballerine43952 жыл бұрын

    You don’t need many items if you are buying designers. I have 5 classic designer bags that I love even after owning it for years, they last a life time and increase in value if I want to sell them. everything in asos, h&m is just ‘meh’ to me.

  • @pietro6217
    @pietro62172 жыл бұрын

    🙆🏽‍♂️

  • @sybil3716
    @sybil37163 жыл бұрын

    well,if I can shop without worrying how much it costs,isn’t it great

  • @coneil72
    @coneil7210 ай бұрын

    Why is this all about women?? As if men don't consume and hoard???

  • @mr.bombastic6498
    @mr.bombastic64983 жыл бұрын

    deez nuts

  • @TheSoaphippo
    @TheSoaphippo2 жыл бұрын

    3 hra a day looking at clothes and dresses like Steve irwin

  • @ajayabrol
    @ajayabrol Жыл бұрын

    Women ☕