Well, sure, posturing is posturing, whatever posture you adopt.<p>That&#x27;s not been my experience of Seattle though. But then again, I&#x27;m pretty unconventional myself.<p>There is a point to &quot;living simply&quot;. That&#x27;s not necessarily counter-culture. Some folks eschew materialism as a self-image thing. But some folks have already been on the extremes of material wealth, have already found that it wasn&#x27;t what it was cracked up to be, and choosing to live simply comes from wisdom and experience.<p>I hope you&#x27;re able to find out for yourself whether the material possessions actually makes you happy -- and that you do find happiness, whatever form that takes for you.