Talk:Reverse post-material thesis

very awkward little article

An interesting topic, but the handling is stunted. Foremost, it needs more input: the only sources presented are a general overview, followed by M&W apparently arguing both sides simultaneously. (As their book was published 2004, its timeliness is now questionable, considering immigration backlash and Brexit and Trump.)

Root terms do desperately need to be defined in order to make this a stand-alone article rather than a disconnected footnote. I've pointed up most of the more-significant gaps in argumentation.

However, maybe begin with the title itself: someone ought have put up a brief explication of materialism (or materialist). Given that, it's much simpler to comprehend the significance of the term post-materialist, particularly with the proffered examples. Only at that point would a previously unenlightened WP reader have any hope of properly grasping the significance of the article topic.

Also, there should be some comments as to why "reverse post-materialist" is somehow different from simply returning to being "materialist." Does the thesis claim that the two are somehow different? Is RPM a progressive swing of the pendulum back from an overreach for Utopia, or a reactionary/regressive (Rightist) return to "good old days" fantasies?
Weeb Dingle (talk) 14:37, 18 March 2018 (UTC)