I'm not sure I'm convinced by your argument. Think about your cell phone, your cell phone bill, your TV & cable, internet bill, the few subscription services yo

I'm not sure I'm convinced by your argument. Think about your cell phone, your cell phone bill, your TV & cable, internet bill, the few subscription services you use (netflix, spotify, etc. Although these pretty much replace libraries), laptop, apps the list goes on. There are so many things we buy now because we borderline rely on these to live that we just didn't need before on top of what we used to buy (housing, car, fuel, electricity, food, etc). What's great though is that although the price of life has probably gone up over the past few years, sharing is becoming the new norm: a place to stay, a ride in an airplane, clothing, a car ride etc etc. But in the end, I'm still not convinced the price of modern life requires less resources.