'What's not inspiring about having a nice house in a beach suburb with TVs, music players, mobile phones, tablets, vacuum cleaners, stoves and ovens, dish washers, air-conditioners, cars, etc?'
You're so old fashioned! I do have a house with most of those things - though never a TV and there's no music system and no AC.
But I spend half my time in an off grid cabin. I really like it. Bird song, crickets, deer barking. Too small though (tiny!) so I'm building a slightly bigger one with mains water. No TV though, dish washer, AC, heating. Not interested. Not needed.
And whether you like all that stuff or not, I doubt it's going to be available much longer. What with climate change and all. Make the most of it!
