The essay isn't about the corkscrew, although it is mentioned many times, nor the junk drawer. It's about the burden of stuff in general and some reasons many of us feel the burden.
Indeed, I would rather have a banal corkscrew than have to read a totally banal essay. At least the corkscrew does not falsely purport to impart wisdom to me.
I guess some (not implying you) might consider the observations somewhat shallow, and maybe they would find the solution to be "simple". Just throw more stuff out.