My kneejerk reaction is "throwing money away" but thinking about it a little more, most consumption in modern economies is for crap, but physical crap that clut

My kneejerk reaction is "throwing money away" but thinking about it a little more, most consumption in modern economies is for crap, but physical crap that clutters up your home, and then ends up in a landfill. Maybe virtual goods are the step towards not buying stuff you don't need.