> If your life is defined by consumption, you’re not adding anything to the world, which is where most people experience meaning.

I disagree!

It's not a life I would choose to live, but as you might guess from my username I absolutely see value in consumption.

If GP desires to live a life defined by consumption, by all means, they should do so. Regardless of how "adding to the world" is measured, the capital that GP controls will be transferred to the people producing the content GP consumes - people who are by definition "creators".

If it makes GP happy to be primarily a source of resources for the creative class, I see no social negatives to that behavior.