InfluencesLifeStyle why objects are experience; we all need both by Alextenglish September 8, 2013 by Alextenglish September 8, 2013 Materialism has a negative connotation, because it defines a stuff-centric society where one’s happiness, value, achievement, and status can be measured by accumulation of goods. In lay terms, materialism means… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail