Perhaps, but the things you own end up owning you. To that I say no thank you. But to each their own!

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If they're financed perhaps.

Even things you own outright need maintenance, safekeeping, etc.

As I enter that stage of life where, after a lifetime of acquisition, I consider how best/what to divest, I find your words particularly salient. This is true for me, to the point that I only want experiences, and no more “things” at gift-giving events/dates. It becomes stressful to consider the care and feeding of things, for certain people such as myself.

I won’t advocate for “own nothing” (though it’s a fine philosophy for those who choose it) but I will wholeheartedly advocate for “fewer better things”.