It’s not mindless downvoting—I just think you haven’t put forth a convincing argument. Do some reading on dominant ideology and manufacturing consent. Then ask yourself why consumerism and the glorification of wealth are so prevalent in western capitalist societies such as the USA. This of course is just the cherry on top considering lots of americans are living paycheck to paycheck and are quite literally one medical emergency away from becoming homeless—having more money improves your quality of life considerably in this system and most people are faaar away from having the amount of wealth where you’d get diminishing returns from having more.
This seems as good a presentation as we’ll get of the case against degrowth. Namely that it’s a political loser, the environment be damned.
So are basically all progressive or revolutionary political movements before they gain traction. Republicanism (as opposed to monarchy), women’s suffrage, civil rights, queer rights… What’s your point here? People’s minds can be changed, especially in a world in which the shortcomings of the status quo become more and more apparent.
This person has class consciousness!