I'm sure it's under this notion that they can get you to swallow it, the reality is that it's cost cutting and any of these positive externalities make marginal difference in a world where the number of container ships is growing and we're strip mining for rare earths at an ever-increasing rate. If a cosy lie helps justify your declining qol then I can only feel some envy at your ignorance, it isn't enough for me, we once had it better and my children will have it worse.

Which does nothing to dispel the fears that most "green" movements ultimately mean reduced quality of life.