"Abundance" Leftism

This is a new buzzword on the left. I don't have and don't deserve an opinion about it at this point. I don't even understand it. Perhaps to some extent it's a reaction against the puritan, quasi-asceticism on the left. A certain sub-orientation on the left loves things like recycling, dietary restrictions (e.g. veganism), public transportation, tiny houses and whatnot. Recall the "voluntary simplicity" movement. (It was crucial to advertise that it was voluntary--people needed to know that you were rich...but righteous...) This is one thing that makes global warming so popular over there--it's a blanket reason to throttle back on consumption. An excuse for an aesthetic commitment to asceticism. And, of course: eat the bugs, live in the pod...you'll own nothing and you'll like it...

   But I don't know.

   And, of course, I'm just suspicious of anything that goes on over on the left anymore. Eventually the right will beclown itself sufficiently to balance things out in my head a bit. They'll start pushing for religion in schools or what the hell ever. But at this point, conservative stupidity seems to be the left's best hope. It's hard to see them saving themselves.