One Major Problem with Fight Club

I loved the movie -- I thought about this movie perhaps more than any other. I like the moral it teaches, as it really isn't about fighting -- its about being an individual. As Tyler says, you are not your khakis, you are not your job, you are not... etc. Okay, so we get it. We should not base who we are on the things we have -- we are unique individuals and should live life as such. The major problem with the film, however, is that it gives no good example of how we should live. The main character and his alter ego live in a run-down dump. They may be free from the labels and categories we all place ourselves in, but their quality of life is not desirable. Again, the core philosophy is sound and probably a needed change we could all make in life, but the application in the film taints the foundation of the philosophy. When given the option -- be your khakis or live a crappy quality of life -- I choose the khakis.