Viral video calls problematic trends to sweep Tikok: “It's so abnormal”

A viral video that recently accumulated 60,000 likes serves as a memory that excessive material consumption on social media is not normal.

Ellie Frazer (@Elliewfrazer), a popular Tikok creator, started the video with: “Can I please remind you that it is so abnormal to spend money as people spend money on this app?”

She explained that with other young women who present their weekly shopping animals full of expensive designer items, they are “compared”. If you don't do material every week every week [on TikTok] spend.”

@Elliewfrazier I needed this memory today, so maybe you did it !!!! Comparison is the thief of joy, I don't know 🙃👏🤍 #savingmoney #underconbumption #FORYOU ♬ Original sound – Ellie Frazier

Frazer explained that she needed this memory because she is often dissatisfied with her possessions, even though she has many material objects.

“I have so many dresses and things for which I am grateful, so I needed this memory today,” she said.

Young people are increasingly relying on social media to influence the way they shop. In a Forbes article it was stated that “the hashtag #tektokmademebuyite has more than 6.7 billion views over 2.3 billion views on Tiktok and #amazon finds.”

Frazer pointed out the adverse effects on the money -saving habits of young people and mentioned how this affects people's satisfaction.

E-commerce growth, globalization and spread faster fashion have supported this trend for the social media further connections.

A study by the University of Queensland from 2016 showed that global consumption rose by 400% compared to two decades ago.

It is not just a quick fashion that reinforces the effects. An article for the Fulcrum wrote that rich influencers who “advertise exclusive brands and companies”, said young buyers that if they buy a product, they can have a certain lifestyle.

Mass consumption is responsible for resource reduction, which results from the production of products. The planetary pollution and the accumulation of waste are also notorious for the damage to environmental damage.

Commentators were grateful for the news.

“When someone who bought his first luxury bag, I then felt so much remorse from the buyer,” wrote a user. “Although I could afford it, it is really not worth your hard -earned money.

The original poster gave words of wisdom in the caption of the video: “Comparison is the thief of joy, I don't know.”

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