But I think the point is, the OP meme is wrong to try painting this as some kind of society-wide psychological pathology, when it's rather business people coming up with simple reliable formulas to make money. The space of possible products people could want is large, and this choice isn't only about what people want, but what will get attention. People will readily pay attention to and discuss with others something they already have a connection to in a way they wouldn't with some new thing, even if they would rather have something new.