People practicing voluntary simplicity report much higher wellbeing through increased social connection and purposeful living ...

However, research is clear that attitudes to, and experiences of, materialistic approaches to life do not lead to increases ...

A new study published in the International Journal of Psychology has found that people who strongly admire celebrities tend to score higher in both materialistic values and narcissistic ...

In an age where billionaires and conspicuous consumption are increasingly on display, new Otago-led research shows a simple ...

In an age where billionaires and conspicuous consumption are increasingly on display, new Otago-led research shows a simple life really is a happier life.

Gen-Z are drowning in competing schools of thought arguing over how and where we should live, rarely to our benefit and usually to sell us something.In my life, the refining of my space, my home, has ...

The obsession with comforts and materialism can ruin a person. This book was written about a thousand years ago, but human nature hasn’t changed.

The Met Gala was a visually stunning occasion that put Black people on display — but its blatant materialism overshadowed important discussions about class and what Black power truly means.

How Gen Z can break free from consumer-driven values and have a life of their own In a world that is increasingly driven by consumerism, the rise of materialistic values among Generation Z, or Gen ...

Today's letters: Forget materialism, show compassion Friday, Jan. 10: With the holiday gift-giving season behind us, it's time for acts of kindness, a reader says. You can write to us too, at ...

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Materialism is the defining characteristic of the new generation. This generation is surely the least empathetic as well as the most classist generation to have ever existed.