>I am bit annoyed at these feel-goody "minimalism" articles, almost always inevitably written by some rich kid, who, if they were to live their preachy minimali

>I am bit annoyed at these feel-goody "minimalism" articles, almost always inevitably written by some rich kid, who, if they were to live their preachy minimalism, could at moments notice buy the thing they need in that moment. That's the point, actually. No article is for everyone. Once you get past a certain point in wealth/income though, stuff becomes a burden rather than an aid. Realizing that you don't need much of the stuff you keep "just in case" is incredibly useful. Maybe the upper 40% in Western societies fall into that category? +/- 20%. note: downvoted by mistake while copying the quote. Sorry about that!