Post for 9/26/18 (Unboxing Vid)

I especially liked this video about unboxing videos and why we watch them because it reveals a deeper reasoning behind our behavior. Growing up in a capitalist society we tend to feel the effects of materialism. We’re fortunate enough to have the luxury to be able to have enough money that we can spend some of it on things we might not need, but WANT. My best example is the Supreme Brick. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy Supreme from time to time, but they sold an actual brick that sported the Supreme logo on it and it sold out in minutes and is now worth more than 5x it’s original price. We end up buying things not based on their functionality but on what society deems its worth. The simple fact that the rest of society also wants that item influences us and may push us to also want that item. To me, it seems like a sort of addiction, we always find ourselves scratching that “itch” mentioned in the video. It’s something we all subconsciously do and I’m no exception.