SOLUTION: James Roberts assumes that the treadmill of consumption is irreversible and that we will inevitably “continue to embrace the shiny-objects ethos” (para 8). Write a research paper in which you agree or disagree with his claim. If you agree, what evidence can you locate to support his claim? If you disagree, what economic or social evidence can you locate to refute his claim?

James Roberts assumes that the treadmill of consumption is irreversible and that we will inevitably “continue to embrace the shiny-objects ethos” (para 8). Write a research paper in which you agree or disagree with his claim. If you agree, what evidence can you locate to support his claim? If you disagree, what economic or social evidence can you locate to refute his claim?