What's even sadder...
People talking about Depression like it's some kind of ideal. Like we would be better off if things were scarce, rationed, and hoarded. I have had a lot of relatives who went through the Depression. All of them were probably made stronger by it. But there wasn't one of them who would not have sawed off a limb to keep their children or grandchildren from having to go through anything like that again.
Surplus wealth is a sign of a healthy society, and the current Culture of Envy doesn't change that.
There are a hell of a lot of places on this planet where people don't get to choose when they turn the lights on and off.