Koken man myself. But I appreciate your points and the points of the subcomment. There is definitely an aspiration to own more crap. My family is a key example

Koken man myself. But I appreciate your points and the points of the subcomment. There is definitely an aspiration to own more crap. My family is a key example of this and I used to be the same. Now I'm happy with my 1 good kitchen knife. As for the gutting of the middle class, it feels like there has been a point sometime in the last 10 years where the ship sailed. Those on board with a house and life setup are destined only to get richer while the rest are left on the shore, paying rent for their lives.