There aren't many cultural guardrails on consumption. We're not supposed to practice gluttony, but what does that mean in the modern world? We can all agree th

There aren't many cultural guardrails on consumption. We're not supposed to practice gluttony, but what does that mean in the modern world? We can all agree that we shouldn't buy a private jet to fly between our yachts. But what about that flight from NYC to vacation in Brazil? Is having lots of children gluttony? What about buying stuff online? Living in the suburbs? Driving kids to a better school for a better education? Driving kids to a special music school to develop their talents? Driving to save time vs public transit? Eating meat? That cross-country RV trip? Air conditioning in your house? What about an international flight to a climate conference? Building a big factory to restart American industry? A giant hospital for treating people who made poor health choices? Helicopters to rescue people from accidents during outdoor adventures? Is racking up billions of dollars in assets gluttony by itself, or only when you spend it in a gluttonous way?