  So, differentiating between needs and their satisfiers plays an important role in explaining some of the diversity we see reflected around the world, along with some of the diversity we see within societies. Consider an intra-societal example. While we all might have a need for appropriate recreation, the form this takes may well vary. For some, recreational needs are satisfied by listening to music, while for others nothing short of mountain walking will do. So while some people claim that they couldn’t possibly live without music, and other say the same about walking in the mountains, what they are disagreeing about is satisfiers rather than basic human needs. They can agree that there is a need for recreation even if they disagree about the form satisfaction of the need should take for them.