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In many parts of the world, people now often throw things away when they are broken and buy new ones, whereas in the past broken things were repaired and used again. Why do you think this is the case? What problems may it lead to?

People in the developed world no longer try to fix broken things and prefer to buy new ones instead. The availability of cheap products and the influence the media has on creating new norms are the main reasons why this is happening. However, this trend can lead to serious issues. One of the reasons why most people don’t repair things anymore is connected with the low cost of products. Today, large corporations using economies of scale and technologies produce things on a mass scale cheaply, which means that people can buy things for a relatively low price tag. In contrast, in the past the income people earned was enough for basic necessities because everything beyond this was considered a luxury. For example, in the past a TV set could cost as much months’ wages, but today you can buy one for as little as a week's. Another reason for throwaway culture is that the media perpetuates this kind of lifestyle. People constantly become exposed to advertisements that show having flashy, modern things makes the owners of those things happy. Even worse, so-called influencers on social media websites such as Instagram pose wearing different clothes and accessories, making their followers think that wearing second-hand clothes is shameful, which encourages people to buy more and more. However, this tendency to buy new things can give rise to a number of issues. It is likely that large corporations that research people’s consumer habits to maximise their sales can take advantage of this situation. Recent studies have shown that the shelf life of most products has shortened despite the discovery of durable materials and the availability of sophisticated technologies. As a result, all of this increased waste obviously leads to environmental concerns. If people continue to purchase items when they can fix old ones, landfill sites will continue to fill up, recycling plants remain irrelevant, and carbon emissions remain high as a result of production. In conclusion, the new lifestyle fed by the media and the availability of cheap products cause today’s throwaway culture. Unfortunately, these factors could result in further environmental problems and the growth of greedy corporations.
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in the developed world no longer try to
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fix
broken things and prefer to
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buy
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new
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ones
instead
. The availability of
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cheap
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products
and the influence the
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media
has on creating
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new
norms are the main reasons why this is happening.
However
, this trend can lead to serious issues.

One of the reasons why most
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people
don’t repair things anymore
is connected
with the low cost of
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products
.
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Today
, large corporations using economies of scale and technologies produce things on a mass scale
cheaply
, which means that
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people
can
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buy
things for a
relatively
low price tag.
In contrast
, in the past the income
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people
earned was
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enough
for
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basic necessities
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because
everything beyond this
was considered
a luxury.
For example
, in the past a TV set could cost as
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much
months’ wages,
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but
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today
you can
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buy
one for as
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little
as a week's. Another reason for throwaway culture is that the
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media
perpetuates this kind of lifestyle.
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People
constantly
become exposed to advertisements that
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show
having flashy, modern things
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makes
the owners of those things happy. Even worse,
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so
-called influencers on social
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media
websites such as Instagram pose wearing
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different
clothes and accessories, making their followers
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think
that wearing second-hand clothes is shameful, which encourages
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people
to
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buy
more and more.

However
, this tendency to
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buy
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new
things can give rise to a number of issues. It is likely that large corporations that research
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people’s
consumer habits to
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maximise
their sales can take advantage of this situation. Recent studies have shown that the shelf life of most
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products
has shortened despite the discovery of durable materials and the availability of sophisticated technologies.
As a result
, all of this increased waste
obviously
leads to environmental concerns. If
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people
continue to
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purchase
items when they can
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fix
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old
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ones
, landfill sites will continue to fill up, recycling plants remain irrelevant, and carbon emissions remain high
as a result
of production.

In conclusion
, the
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new
lifestyle fed by the
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media
and the availability of
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cheap
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products
cause
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today
’s throwaway culture. Unfortunately, these factors could result in
further
environmental problems and the growth of greedy corporations.
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IELTS essay In many parts of the world, people now often throw things away when they are broken and buy new ones, whereas in the past broken things were repaired and used again. Why do you think this is the case? What problems may it lead to?

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