> What the critics leave out is that the WEF was saying that people would be happier not owning anything. Literally every time I have seen the quote brought up

> What the critics leave out is that the WEF was saying that people would be happier not owning anything. Literally every time I have seen the quote brought up in dissenters' milieus, it included the "and you will be happy" part. Unsurprisingly, because the implicit paternalism makes it almost as repellent as the first part.