today's luxuries are tomorrow's necessities
By grownup11
@grownup11 (219)
China
May 25, 2007 7:50pm CST
Compared to necessities,luxuries can refer to something pleasant and often expensive thing that is not necessary.
From a jistorical point of view, most things which were luxuries when they first came into being became necessities later.
When the electric bulb was first invented in the U.S.,it was such a luxury that only government bodies could afford to use it.
Nowadays .however ,it has reached every part of the world .
It is the same case with telephone ,TV,cell phones and a lot of other things ,which become a necessity when it is widely used.
I think there sre mainly three resxons responsible for the faster speed of this chang process.
For one thing .science and technology are highly developed .
For an other ,the technology can be quickly transferred to products.Morever,people's purchasing power has increased remarkably.
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3 responses
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
20 Apr 08
Well that is true but i try not to change to much as i believe if i follow the up to trend stuff i will be wasting money to the technology yea.
@SilentRose19 (1733)
• United States
26 May 07
I think that this is true, however I think that if given a world with no luxuries we'd adapt. When put in hard situations you'd find that its remarkably easy to give up such luxuries for the ones you love or the things you care about.
@soccermom (3198)
• United States
26 May 07
To a degree I agree with you, but yet to another I don't. Light bulbs are not mandatory to survival, and neither are TV's radios, cars or anything else along those lines that I can think of. I could find a job closer to home and ride a bike or walk. There are many third world countries that would be delighted to have the "luxeries" we as Americans take for granted. However, you are right, purchasing power has increased remarkably, as has technology, and I guess that would be what makes is think of these luxeries as neccesities. Good post grownup, welcome to myLot and happy posting!
