This is somewhat true- a lot of behaviors society looks down on could be keys in what a sustainable modern future looks like. Minimalist living, focused hobbies with low environmental impact, many things the “PS Mattress guy” does demonstrate. Here’s the catch- you’re still taking something. What is going back in? Eg: if you are at a pot luck you might take small portions of food so everyone else can have some too- but did you bring anything? Even if everyone takes very small portions, if most people didn’t produce anything of value, there will still not be enough for everyone and the people who cooked will go without to feed the people who put in no effort.
So it is a lot about effort and what you give back. You can’t judge a book by its cover but you can often get a very good idea what’s inside of most books by checking the cover.
Where and if you put effort into your life can show a lot about you. Wether you do things that require you to go outside your comfort zone or put effort into making positive change is another factor that matters- living with room mates is one way to potentially help out with environmental and social issues- but being able to afford to live alone and choosing roommates for those reasons isn’t the same as living with roommates because you like having people in the house or because you can’t afford any other choice.
The PS mattress guy is usually just doing what comes naturally and easiest, not trying to make a statement. Moreover, while making a statement through minimalist living etc- you can still put in effort to use reclaimed or salvaged items that would go to landfills to furnish and add aesthetic appeal to the home without impacting the environment or feeding the consumer machines. You can create things from “trash,” you can give time or resources to various causes etc etc. So we have this intersection where we don’t know this person or their motivations but it becomes less and less likely that they meet all or even more than one of the conditions by which we could say they made a willful choice out of altruistic motivations as opposed to simply they are probably just doing as little as possible because they don’t want to put effort in.
At the end of the day while we can’t and shouldn’t flash judge people- even the ps mattress guy- most people don’t want to live like that and probably wouldn’t be comfortable in that home- so even if we erase the stigma of gaming or minimalism, we are left with a situation where this persons home shows either their priorities or effort; or their ability in creating the environment they want to live in. The only people who are going to be comfortable or attracted to that are largely people who want that in life too. Many people are fine with small spaces or “tiny homes” or other arrangements that are more conscientious- but most of those show a degree of effort and polish. Usually there isn’t a lot of effort or polish in a (probably old and dirty) mattress on the floor and a game set up.
So meet ps4 mattress guy before judging him, but you already have some context to decide how to proceed there.
Where and if you put effort into your life can show a lot about you. Wether you do things that require you to go outside your comfort zone or put effort into making positive change is another factor that matters- living with room mates is one way to potentially help out with environmental and social issues- but being able to afford to live alone and choosing roommates for those reasons isn’t the same as living with roommates because you like having people in the house or because you can’t afford any other choice.
So meet ps4 mattress guy before judging him, but you already have some context to decide how to proceed there.