These are nice to read, although his one comment about a meaningless existence sort of bums me out and reminds me of being in China and knowing Chinese people who were all depressed but didn't identify it since depression is not popularly recognized in China.
I hope he is actively choosing to live a simple life instead of feeling forced to live a simple life of passive resistance because he can't abide by the rules of his society.
I will say that living a simple life and lying down is a pretty good way to deal with frenzied capitalism-derived-depression.