For some time I have wanted to write on the topic, “Stuff is not bad.” It is an important topic. To me, it seems especially important for those of us who promote simplicity, to temper our polemic against consumerism with an acknowledgement that material possessions are not inherently bad. In fact, the things that people create are often amazing. Owning those things is often a joy.
In my religious tradition, Christianity, there was a second-century aberration . . . THERE'S MORE