9 The second major problem is that those in developing nations already have "the simple life," and they don't want it. How can residents of developed countries, for the Simple Life Movement is almost entirely a movement within advanced industrialized countries, tell citizens in traditionally impoverished countries that they shouldn't pursue a more comfortable life, they should not buy a new TV, a car, or new clothes, for they simply don't need these things? The poor in other countries see consumer goods as an outward sign of prosperity and wealtha way to enter the global community and show off their newfound successand who are we to forbid them that