Graham Hill's Living With Less

Being rich and part of the one percent is something most people strive for in order to gain happiness. In most cases, having a lot of money and being able to buy expensive devices, cars, and clothing doesn’t always make a person truly happy. Graham Hill is a person who wrote, “Living with Less. A lot Less” where he explains the reasons for getting rid of a luxurious lifestyle and settling for less. He realized that living with less was a lot better even though there might have be people who think he used his writing to show off. Richard Kim wrote, “What’s The Matter with Graham Hill’s ‘Living with Less’” in response to Hill. He believed that Hill used his platform incorrectly and also took the opportunity to bash him in his response. Although
In Richard Kim's writing, “What's the matter with Graham Hill’s ‘Living with Less” he discusses the idea of Hill using his platform to show off rather than focus on other important things. He also seems to take the opportunity to bash Hill and use sarcasm throughout the essay. He states, “ In a majestic display of guileless narcissism, Hill, an Internet multimillionaire, congratulates himself for downsizing his life and getting rid of all the stuff—the homes and cars and gadgets and sectional sofas and $300 sunglasses” (1). Kim assumes that Hill is trying to show others all of the nice things he had. Kim believes that there are other important things such as the fact that the middle class works very hard and continue to struggle. He doesn't blame the people for wanting to buy stuff instead he blames the issue on the facts that things are not very expensive. Kim states, “and the Internet has already done a great job pointing out how obnoxious it is for a multimillionaire to hold himself up as a model of moderation when so many Americans are being forcibly downsized from already cramped lives” (2). Kim interprets Hills writing incorrectly. Hill was just trying to help others understand how much better and less stressful hey can live with