I was a collector of shite for many years in the USA then I moved to Thailand where having stuff was pretty untenable because almost nobody had transport larger than a motorbike. I had a new outlook on life and decided that I wasn't going to accumulate stuff. But I ended up accumulating stuff anyway and when I finally had to move somewhere far away again, I realized that I had done it again and most of what I had was stuff that I didn't need. I gave away a ton of stuff and made my whole life fit into 2 suitcases. I have probably managed to get myself up to 3 suitcases since moving to Vietnam but again, most of this is stuff I could easily give away and it seems everyone accumulates such as having far more t-shirts that I will ever wear.

But yes I agree that we don't really need much stuff. Sometimes I am jealous when I see a friend state-side that has a large Lego collection or something like that but mostly I don't really aspire to have those kinds of things anymore.