Greediness: "What's the Deal?"

"Why do people try to consume lots of things even though it doesn't make them happier?"

The title of this blog is called "Greediness: What's the Deal?" It is named this because it answers the question asked; people are greedy. Now, why they are not happy with being greedy is another question and could be another blog, but we'll consolidate both answers...Here we go:

People usually consume things in excess because of a void that has been left in their life; something is missing. It could be love, friendship and/or companionship, whatever the case these people were not happy in the first place so hoarding becomes a habitual hobby, if you will. Wealthy people tend to consume things at an increased rate than a middle class, or impoverished individual just because they can; they have the funds and resources so consumption of anything becomes simple and easy whereas a individual like me would have to work, sometimes hard to get to the point where I could consume anything (LOL).
For example, if I were to buy an i-Pod for the first time I would be excited and satisfied with that i-Pod. Now if Apple came out with several different colors or versions of that same exact i-Pod I would be inclined to go and get that i-Pod just because it's a different color or version, not because it would make me happier.
My mom used to tell me that my eyes were bigger than my pockets. Well, in this case I can say that anyone who tries to consume lots of things have pockets that matches the size of their "big" eyes.