However, spending on stuffinstead of experiencesmay still be beneficial…if those things are, themselves, experiences.

In this sense, “buying an experience” isn’t necessarily mutually exclusive with “buying stuff.”

If you spend money on movies just to put them on your shelf, that may be unhelpfully materialistic.

How The Right throw in of Materialism Can Make You Happy| PsyBlog

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