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> Minimalism is tiny houses, floor-to-ceiling glass condos I always see this criticism and don’t understand it. I’ve been going on ever since I was a 10 year o
by Xcelerate 7y ago
> Minimalism is tiny houses, floor-to-ceiling glass condos
I always see this criticism and don’t understand it. I’ve been going on ever since I was a 10 year old kid in the 90s (well before “minimalism” was trendy) about how one day I wanted a tiny, well-designed house with giant floor-to-ceiling glass windows. I think it’s natural to enjoy sunlight, so I’m not sure what the article is suggesting—that people should want tiny windows again?
- ravenstine 7y agoI don't even see how those two things are even the same. They're both minimalism in name only. A tiny house and a glass condo are both fueled by completely different motivations and the ends are also totally different. As you noted, one could intentionally incorporate large glass windows into a tiny house for totally valid reasons, but the article is comparing the generality of a tiny house with condos that wealthy people buy for aesthetics, but they just aren't comparable.
- zeckalpha 7y agoMinimalism is contentment with what you have. Wanting something you don’t have does not make one minimal.