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I think the point is, the more you can find joy inside, the less you need to seek it outside.
No this is a criticism of capitalism that says capitalism reduces you to a producer/consumer on the market and then forces you into poverty so that consumerist asceticism becomes your form of actualization.
You might be wrong. In fact this might be parody https://reductress.com/post/how-to-save-money-by-eliminating-all-sources-of-joy-from-your-life/
Buying stuff is a momentary fix for what's truly bothering you.