Overconsumption is compared to the Sisyphus Problem by Peter Singer in his TED lecture "The Why and How of Effective Altruism." In essence, this idea represents a never-ending circle in which individuals are caught. People work to earn money, which they then spend on consumer items. However, once that money has been spent, humans must labour once more in order to make more money in order to continue living a lifestyle that is centred on consumption. As a result, those who are overly preoccupied with acquiring worldly possessions will almost certainly become trapped in a cycle, much like the…