Can an Anticonsumtuenest be a Capitalist? Capitalism is inherently dependent on consumption.

* Public companies are required to act for greater profits.
* Banks make money by loaning out money for consumption.
* People are required to work a high number of hours.


Does this make anticonsumtuenests socialists? In Jimmy Carter's Crisis of Confidence speech he advocated for lower consumption even not in war time, to be more independent as a nation. He was mocked in the following year's presidential debate by Reagon. 

Maybe there could be a middle ground where people work less, spend less, and just build/use higher quality products. But the companies in that world would have to be guided by ideals rather than profits.