Materialism is substantially different from consumerism. It's fine to want material wealth, that's just a shortcut for "I want security". > Are you saying ther

Materialism is substantially different from consumerism. It's fine to want material wealth, that's just a shortcut for "I want security". > Are you saying there's noone in the US that is forced to work "until tired" to survive? I'm talking about NW Europe. We have plenty of benefit systems that you can tap into. Our homelessness is heavily associated with mental illness and substance abuse, not poverty.