You make good points, but you may be missing why OP's comment is getting the upvotes it's getting, or at least why I'd wager it is: he describes the kind of contentment that most of us can't even imagine possessing without winning the lottery, and he described having that contentment with surprisingly (to him/her) modest means. I can't speak for anyone else, but this is why I upvoted it. Hell, I can think of at least two times in my life where I've been scolded about being unproductive or ambition-less for even mentioning the possibility of living such a life (without being a millionaire).
Solely with respect to this person's comment, what we call such an arrangement matters a lot less than the high quality of the life he/she describes.
Solely with respect to this person's comment, what we call such an arrangement matters a lot less than the high quality of the life he/she describes.