This is all completely true. I feel like modern living has pitched this whole idea that it's worth putting yourself into debt to "have experiences, not things"

This is all completely true. I feel like modern living has pitched this whole idea that it's worth putting yourself into debt to "have experiences, not things" (I have my doubts that this is a true Millennial preference and rather just a bit of clever marketing that has worked exceptionally well) and to avoid investing too much in anything lest something better come along. It's the same reason I look down upon tech people's effects on housing markets in SV pushing old-time residents out because they can't afford the rent, and look down upon people who scoff at moving to flyover land where they can afford to put down roots. This woman bought into a train of thought that's not really being developed for her benefit.