A quote that highlights living poor as a conscious way against being born in Consumer-Capitalism:

"...since 1978, my wife and I have chosen to live below the official poverty line of our country, as a way of sabotaging the monster killing our world, which is The Economy. Consumerism is consuming everything, and is the cancer of our planet. "

- Bob Rich

Source for reference
(not need to visit or connected):
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-strike-a-balance-between-expressing-outrage-about-climate-change-and-staying-optimistic-about-the-future/answer/Bob-Rich