Amazing article man! Thanks for sharing it! I totally agree with you when you says that consumerism is not capitalism, I even think that consumerism destroys the economy. I was reading this article here: https://steemit.com/life/@thomasmmaker/article-a-thought-about-savings-and-consumerism-02
The autor says the same as you, consumerism is not something wealthy, not for the country nor for us as persons.