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@JonoMarshall
You/we have demands on ourselves and each other that create and maintain an "average lifestyle" for the masses. The fact that our individual aspirations conflict with this lifestyle is not surprising (and our aspirations would adjust if we did align our lifestyle to them).
The idea that most people would find a different/foreign lifestyle more appealing is optimistic/wrong in my opinion.
Every decision you make affects those around you and becomes part of a bigger reality which you then perceive with your own pre-conceptions and views and then adjust accordingly. The average individual would find chasing idealistic aspirations extremely unfulfilling which is why we cling to more constant elements in day-to-day life.
An individual with a lot of self-worth and potentially self-delusion could find comfort in an "out-there" lifestyle, but this would largely be because of their comparison of their own supposed advantages (be it happiness, intelligence, wealth, etc) over the perceived disadvantages of the average individual. This approach of creating your own bubble of reality (thought -> decision -> belief it's correct) is in my opinion a pretty unhealthy way to live your life.
I reckon the more you project your own identity/thoughts/aspirations, the less you can absorb from your actual lifestyle, evangelising isn't a good thing in my opinion.