What is considered normal highly depends on society’s view on it. Once high heels were a shoe that only wealthy men wore and now traditionally only women wear them. In some cultures, more fat on one’s body is associated with being wealthy as it means the person has money to feed themselves, but in other cultures, a lean body is the ideal of beauty.
This is the case with most aspects of our lives. But that means that people sometimes start to normalize things that are not the most healthy for their mind or body. Feeling like you have to be on your phone and always available, buying the newest technology or just craving sugar all the time have become necessities, but they are actually addictions, according to some people on Reddit who joined a thread started by Morticiar who asked “What is an addiction society pretends is a necessity?”
This thread got almost 45k upvotes in just a day and over 24k people wanted to join the conversation. They made some good points and challenged each other to think about what things people are addicted to that they don’t even realize are bad as they see them as necessities. We would like to know what you have to say on the topic, so we are looking forward to reading your comments!
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#21 Shopping
Shopping
This addiction is actually a medically recognized addiction with it’s own name – Oniomania.
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102points
#22 Constant Profit
Constant profit. Its called greed, and not only unnecessary but is extremely dangerous. It is not sustainable.
100points
#23 The Lotto
The lotto. It’s really fun to imagine what you would do if you won. If you’re not blowing tons of money on it. That could be worth it right there. But it’s so expensive, and your chances are like .00001 of winning something you can retire with.
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94points
#24 Being Too Connected To Friends Or Social Media
Being too connected to friends or social media, you don't need to be constantly on your phone and stopping what you are doing every 5 minutes to look at your phone.
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87points
#26 Cars
Cars. At least American society.
Most countries in the developed world don't use them nearly as much, and are considered some of the best places to live in the world.
Americans are unhealthily obsessed with car culture.
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75points
#28 "You Gotta Be A Doctor!!"
"You gotta be a doctor!!" - Lots more jobs and fields that make more than doctors..
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68points
#29 GDP
GDP. Everyone act as if GDP must goes up every year. And everyone act as like an ever increasing GDP benefits them when they need to work harder to afford the same standard of living.
64points
#30 Staying Up Late And Waking Up Early
Staying up late and waking up early
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61points
