> I think most people would be happy to go without the next generation of iPhone But it's been a while that people are not at the centre of our economy anymore

> I think most people would be happy to go without the next generation of iPhone But it's been a while that people are not at the centre of our economy anymore (have they ever been?). The issue is political. Politicians, backed up by economists, sell the dream of ever-increasing growth as a way to maintain peace. It's not reasonable in a finite, and like OP mentioned, chaotic world.