Because theyre under the impression it can buy happiness. Sad? Buy icecream? Mad? Buy a plate and smash it, depressed, buy drugs that make you happy, happy? Dont need to buy anything but i bought that kid a toy his mother said no to because she didnt have enough money, made me happier because it made them happy!
So many people have bought into the lie society has fed them of that being where their worth is. No pun intended. Little do they know, that's not true at all. Why do you think people are obsessed with money?