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minimalism is a scam invented by big small to sell more less
October 29, 2023 at 10:23 PM · 13 replies · 290 reblogs · 425 favorites
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Obsession over minimalism has always frustrated me. Minimalism is for people with lots of disposable cash and encourages buying things for single use or very short term use and discarding them.
Need something done but don't have the tools to do it? You either buy the tools and then get rid of them after the project is done or you hire someone to do it for you. That is not something you can afford to do if you don't have plenty of expendable money.
To me, it feels like how people fawn over ridiculously lavish things like mansions and yachts.
Buying things and throwing them away isn't minimalism
Minimalism is for people who can afford to not be equipped to do anything outside of their specific day to day tasks. I can't afford to not have 12 different tool totes for different job types because I can't afford to hire someone to do a job that I could do, so while the space and upkeep costs are higher long term, it allows me to now have to plan for single high cost occurrences. Minimalism is a lifestyle of privilege.
I suppose everyone looks at minimalism differently, but to me as I understand it functional minimalism is not “have the least amount of things possible; live in a barren house”. It’s more “only have what you need”. If you need those tools, it’s not against minimalism to have them. It would not be minimalist to buy a newer, fancier drill when the one you already have does the job as needed. Minimalism isn’t also about depriving yourself of happiness. But to be thoughtful about the things you buy and whether the act of buying it will trigger some quick endorphins or whether the item will actually serve purpose and fulfillment to you/your heart.
Exactly right. Well said.
Yeah it’s the question of “can I go longer without it” and “can I fix it instead”. I don’t like tying this into a philosophy though I much prefer tying it to being a responsible steward of resources and not being wasteful. It should be a habit and a virtue not a lifestyle