Graham Hill The Effects Of Consumerism

Consumerism is the most driven in the economy on what people should buy or deny. A couple of videos and articles talk about consumerism being misused and the effects that it has on people’s lives. People often have problems with spending habits which leads to debt, too much stuff to manage, and more stress; but some solutions were given to alleviate the problems. TED Talks had two videos with Graham Hill and Jessi Arrington that spoke about those problems. Graham Hill’s speech was titled Less Stuff More Happiness. Jessi Arrington’s speech was titled Wearing Nothing New. Diana Kendall, a professor at Baylor University, wrote her article, “The Realities of Hedonistic Consumerism”. “Effects of Consumerism” is another article by Anup Shah. The

He brought up the 1960s. The people had smaller houses and less stuff to worried about, but the people were happier than today. He spoke of camping, vacations, and hiking was less stressful; which, the people didn’t have to worry about the responsibilities as much.

Graham Hill’s speech was very informative towards compacting to the people need things to stack, digitize, and multifunctional. He was clear on his points. The graphics of the video was good. The main points are relevant to people in the situations described. The video was easy to find on YouTube. It kept people engaged and was entertaining to the audience. His delivery of the speech was getting the audience hooked.

Jessi Arrington’s speech was lead to more of saving money by buying used clothing, reducing stress through expression, and emotions on meeting people. She showed ways to save money by going to thrift shops. She would pick up outfits that looked new, but she had saved money. She talked about the colors affecting your mood. She was expressive of her emotions on how it affects her life. Although, her video had specific graphics, the main point of her speech was unclear. She was engaging the audience in her