Are modern society becoming materialistic?

Are modern society becoming materialistic?
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I think we have. We buy thousands of stuff we don't need. We get into so much debt that go way beyond what we make for our salary. Being debt-free is an attainable ambition is the solution to this monstrous problem.
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