This doesn't contradict the article. It boils down to "I like stuff, because I buy good stuff and ditch the rest."

i recommend watching george carlin's video on stuff:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual...

I got one thing to say: "You are not your job. You are not how much you have in the bank. You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your khakis..."

Matt seems to be a funny guy with a lot of candor. I like how he does not change just because something has come straight from the horse's mouth.

Is this a joke?

Here's a real defense of "stuff", except I'll state it off-handedly:

Slavery is good...for others.

The real question is, if not materialism, what is the meaning of life?