I hate this sort of thing. Capitalism has delivered huge benefits in terms of prosperity, advancement and health. We've got to the point where someone willing to accept a lowered standard of living can take lots of time off and use it to focus on other things that are important to them. (The fact that people continue to toil to get more possessions just shows where their priorities lie).
Unfortunately there's always a small contingent who think that all this advancement is terrible and we'd be better off living the kind of "simple but happy" lives they condescendingly imagine people in the third world live.
I hate this sort of thing. Capitalism has delivered huge benefits in terms of prosperity, advancement and health. We've got to the point where someone willing to accept a lowered standard of living can take lots of time off and use it to focus on other things that are important to them. (The fact that people continue to toil to get more possessions just shows where their priorities lie).
Unfortunately there's always a small contingent who think that all this advancement is terrible and we'd be better off living the kind of "simple but happy" lives they condescendingly imagine people in the third world live.