Consumption of material things measures fairly low on the happiness scale - especially if done in isolation, without friends or family.For this reason, it makes sense to sacrifice needless consumption (call it frugality if you must) in order to create a passive income stream as quickly as possible, which should have the primary purpose of freeing up our time in order to devote more of it to the primary pursuit of good, healthy, relationships - and freeing up our minds so that we can be emotionally "present" when around those we love.

People that are of sound body and mind and free from drug/alcohol addictions will find a place to live if they can no longer afford the place they are currently living.

Mostly they are into drugs and alcohol.

All sarcasm aside, my wife and I grew up poor, live very modestly and strongly dislike over-consumption of consumerism.

With much of the Phoenix, AZ area being historically agricultural the claim could be made that the water consumption is not increasing nearly at the level some fear due to all of the agricultural ground being converted to rooftops. 

You might not find one in Akron to carpool with, but maybe you can pair up with somebody along the way to keep down your gas consumption (and subsequent wear and tear, fluid changes, tires, etc.).

The population at large in the U.S. is a consumption economy.

The consumption of the marketing could appear foolish and misleading to the savvy educated investor.

What the increase in alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, child abuse?

Then, I somewhat taper off from the information consumption...However, throughout this time, the information has been processing, and sometimes our subconscious puts things together for us--helping us connect the dots--if we just let our minds rest a bit.this information essentially confirms my "gut feeling". when the MSM tells us to panic: that's when we should be at our calmest. when they tell us everything is good to go: that's when we should be wary and prepare.