Agree.
There are probably more out here doing as I am: not participating in the discussion, but reading bits and pieces, saying "I must give this a full reading, and some research when I get the chance". Philosophy textbooks are abstract. Having established models tried on for size against a more current, more applied train of thought, is more engaging. For me, anyhow.
Seems that this MMM site is different things to different people: An idea mine for those short on cash; A support group for congenital misers; A simple guide for people with some money to invest; A source of small sensible life-hacks; A communal workbench for developing tools for a workable sustainable society.
An delightful variety, don't you think?