Consumption in the modern world has inherent problems, yes. The ethical way to exist in a world that values consumption as much as ours does is to consume less. You still HAVE to consume. There's a lot of stuff we either flat out need(food, water, shelter) or would be at SUCH a disadvantage without it becomes required (Internet, phone, car).

How you consume is important though. Use your phone until it's a brick. Buy local, and cook your own food. Vet whatever you buy as much as you can.

Entertainers feed into this lifestyle. They become the thing to consume. And that's OK in moderation, but not to the level that they become worth hundreds of millions, billions of dollars. That's excessive.