[o_____________o]

What did I just read? Is this the entirety of her argument?

> It’s consoling to think that, beneath all these distractions, we’ll discover our shining, authentic selves, or even achieve a state of “mindfulness.” But I doubt it.

How many fluff articles can be summarized as "this trend is on an upswing, but I am skeptical"?

As far as material possessions leading to unhappiness, you can find that value system at the core of nearly every major spiritual doctrine, predating Christianity. There's also a massive body of psyche theory around behavioral economics, and the reasons experiential purchases are more satisfying.

This is an eternally well-tread topic that can't be dismissed by a lazy writer confusing her contrarian doubt with reasoned criticism.

[onnoonno]

What do you mean by 'experiential purchases'?

[gumby]

Typically 'experiential purchases' is used to indicate purchasing an experience, like (as in the article) a trip to Bhutan rather than, say, a new car.