With all the comments back and forth I was surprised that no one (that I saw) commented on why Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes. He was rich, married many women from multiple cultures and was throughly into the things of the world. He wrote Ecc. to talk about the futility (vanity, all is vanity) of seeking riches, sex, power, etc. There was a time for all things in the world, but they didn’t lead to fulfillment ultimately. Many parts of the Bible are descriptive without being prescriptive. Ecclesiastes is a prime example.
Yes, I hear them around me all the time!(Thanks for the softball pitch)