consumerism, a modern flaw

In Greek Mythology, a king named Sisyphus was forced to push a heavy rock on top of a hill after his death. Unfortunately for him, when the rock was at the top of this hill, the rock would roll back to the bottom due to gravity. Therefore, all the efforts and hard work would never be rewarded because he must do it again. In his Ted Talk, Peter Singer suggests that having a consumer lifestyle is directly related to Sysyphu's faith. People would work hard to earn money (push the heavy rock on top of the hill) and due to consumerism, would waste their hard money on something that they don’t…