Eastern religious actually talk a lot about material pleasures and how they are harmful. Both Buddhism and Hinduism are very much against "showing off" or "accu

Eastern religious actually talk a lot about material pleasures and how they are harmful. Both Buddhism and Hinduism are very much against "showing off" or "accumulating wealth". In fact, Buddhism clearly says - "Desire is the root cause of all sufferings". That said, most immigrants from Asia are used to seeing poverty and homelessness everywhere, so it probably just feels like the extension of that in the west. Also Hindu text talks about - कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥ २-४७ - which literally means you only have right to perform your duty (karma) you have no right to expect the fruit of your duty (karma). This whole bastardised definition of "karma" doesn't fit with the values that I was brought up with. (Disclaimer: I grew up Hindu in India, but I am no longer religious, I would identify myself as atheist/agnostic/rationalist/freethinker.)