I think life is all about choice, despite the would is full of junk I think it's not a must to have them. Every thing produce in the market is useful perhaps not to every one. When we don't have money or when we are not rich we criticize things we can't afford. But when we are super rich we think of having them all.  Despite the world is full of things we don't want according to you. We still need to embrace technology. Because this advancement in technology is the reason you were able to afford the type of phone you are using now.

Let take for example iPhone 4 was expensive when it came to the market, and not everyone would have been able to purchase it if the price was stucked uptill date. But due to the upgrade from time to time, the price of the previous becomes cheap and affordable. And many where sble to afford it. there were no innovation on steady basis how on Earth would you have affordable the type of things you have achieved today? I think civilization is making us to achieve things we can afford. Do I think civilization and creativity is giving us room to benefit things we can't afford.