Not according to NYT Columnist Tom Friedman.
The concept of minimalism is gaining ground as a voluntary way to improve lives. Owning less is said to bring peace and tranquility and a boat load of money if you were on the forefront of the minimalist blogging wave.
While there is nothing wrong with the concept of minimalism (I'm in the throes of a major "editing" of my personal possessions), some of the minimalists tout the concept of "saving the planet" by getting rid of your excess of socks and undies. Whatever...
Then we have the elitists like Tom Friedman who live on a grandiose estate suggesting:
Really, Tom?We will realize, he predicts, that the consumer-driven growth model is broken and we have to move to a more happiness-driven growth model, based on people working less and owning less.
Here's how Tom is moving to a more "happiness-driven model." According to the July 2006 Washingtonian magazine he lives in "a palatial 11,400-square-foot house, now valued at $9.3 million, on a 7.5-acre parcel just blocks from I-495 and Bethesda Country Club."
