> Earnings aside, current generations are spending way more because they want more. That's certainly true, but nowadays the incentives which nudge you to consu

> Earnings aside, current generations are spending way more because they want more. That's certainly true, but nowadays the incentives which nudge you to consumption are also much more intense, subtle and clever. We are tricked into things we do not need. The ONLY escape is not clever consumption but no/reduced consumption, or actually more precise, any consumption which does not involve money to be transferred.