This does not contradicts what I'm saying. Maybe you should mention that in the US this prosperity is financed by debt.
I think the point that Pyxl101 was getting at is that your assertion that modern clothes are of vastly inferior quality compared to older clothes is maybe not well-founded.
Whether or not that's true, idk. Whether or not it's fair to pick out one specific bit of your reasoning, idk.
If you have sources for any of your claims, then maybe we could continue discussion.
Which is perhaps the reason people nowadays think they need to shower daily.