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kasran, fourier transfemme @[email protected]

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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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The problem with things like minimalism is that what it's about is ambiguous enough that it can be turned into a kind of status symbol thing where wealth and privilege can buy higher status. So what about money-bad-ism? Just try to earn and spend less money. The lower your personal GDP, the better. Hard to turn that into a roundabout form of consumerism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Nothing more minimalist than ripping out an entire kitchen because the cabinets were from the 90's. The cabinets can work perfectly and there could be no reason other than aesthetics.