A person with an average salary starts to excessively consume more than he needs, which raises his social standing and makes him appear successful to others. It increases a person’s sense of self and satisfies their need for approval. However, functionalism, which contends that everything humans do has a purpose, is in direct conflict with this occurrence. Inconspicuous spending, people frequently purchase and utilize unreasonably expensive and meaningless goods. Therefore, conspicuous consumption can be used as a counter-argument to the functionalism perspective.