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Some of us got over that years ago. But I agree I was one of those people once. It's drummed into us early on. In the 50's it was called keeping up with the Joneses. Subliminal messages were flashed on the screen to buy this or that product. Maybe the downturn in the economy the last several years has made people realize they don't need all this materialism to lead a happy, contented life.
Self worth?
In america our sense of self worth is highly materialistic.
Self worth is determined by how much money you have, how big is your home, Vehicles, etc.
This has been programmed into us by corporations for decades.