It is universally accepted that everyone needs a car, a TV, and a fridge to make life more convenient. Though using these facilities may be advantageous for the general public, I personally believe that the potential harm outweighs the advantages.
It can be justified that possessing these facilities brings several benefits to everyday life. Firstly, they help raise people’s standards of living by making life more comfortable. Compared with the past decades when recreational activities were quite limited, the advent of television enriches people’s lives through providing them with greater entertainment. Meanwhile, travelling by private vehicle makes it possible for individuals to enjoy great freedom in planning routes, timing and destinations. In addition, refrigerators help preserve food stuffs so that people who are fully occupied can have easy access to leftovers as food can maintain its natural appearance and nutritive value in the fridge. Secondly, a growing demand for these possessions stimulates production and generates more income for the companies. In the long run, such consumption would further contribute to the national economy, through which governments would be able to accumulate significant tax revenues to subsidize projects that benefit the whole population.
However, a heavy dependence on vehicles and appliances may pose a threat to both the environment and the well-being of the general public. For one thing, having too many vehicles on the roads is likely to cause traffic congestion, and this would also be a major producer of toxic emissions that aggravate environmental pollution and harm people’s health. For another, the manufacturing of automobiles, refrigerators and televisions necessitates a significant amount of resources. Therefore, if every single individual has a demand for these facilities, it would result in massive energy consumption that may be beyond what the globe could offer. Moreover, although environmental concerns may be addressed through technological advancement, energy depletion is by no means reversible.
In conclusion, the possession of cars, TVs, and fridges could bring both benefits and drawbacks, but the negative impacts seem to be more impressive.
