It's true FOR YOU maybe... but "your truth" isn't an objective thing, which is how you're phrasing this. I've lived in Mexico for over three years and I think it's much closer to "the simple life" than the US. I can't figure out how to buy shit half the time when im back in the US now... like "do I show this robot my phone... my face... my wallet" I JUST WANT A SLICE OF PIZZA! Calling the US "the simple life" made me lol to be honest... so I won't try to say it's not true for you... but it's FOR SURE not "true" in a universal sense.