You are being sarcastic but your statement is actually a true one.
Once you realize possessions do not automatically make you happier.
I know many who spent (no pun intended) the boom years really enjoying life with new homes, furniture, all the latest electronic toys, motorcycles, boats, and lots and lots of vacations...all on credit or the equity from their homes. They had a lot of stuff to lose, and lose it they did.
Did all that "stuff" make them happy, perhaps for awhile, but not today. Divorce is common, children don't speak to their parents, and the parents are wondering about their future as their best earning years are coming to an end.
Happiness comes from accepting who you are, not what you own.
I totally agree with both of you. Personally, I don’t like possessing many things. My point is that THEY are making that decision for us and then trying to make us believe we are better for that decision. That is the difference.