> Past a certain baseline

Baseline for you, luxury for another.

A homeless person would say you're a slave to having a house, 3 meals, heating, tap-water.

Funnily, a saint would say the same.

The only difference is desire+inability (hobo), detachment+ability (saint)

That's a good point. I suppose there is no real baseline. You can just say that a person it a slave to the extent of their desires/attachments. That's helpful to me, thank you.

The title is really only saying "Humans Want a Higher Standard of Living" but phrased in a way that an angsty 15 year old might write.