@RickiTarr
Totally get the resistance to holier-than-thou purists. Also, living in a tent in the woods, I feel more connected and balanced than I did with most modern conveniences. I still benefit from modern developments, but in general, for me now, less is more. Granted, my lifestyle is not for everyone, but it is for some of us. Also it’s my understanding that most native cultures, more about balance with all of life, consider themselves to have been better off before colonialist “progress.”