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> If your possessions all have practical utility, This seems tautological or uselessly subjective. What is a possession without practical value? You seem to ha
by monadic2 7y ago
> If your possessions all have practical utility,
This seems tautological or uselessly subjective. What is a possession without practical value? You seem to have talked yourself out of seeing the value in possessions you own. Perhaps you are simply anxious.
How this attitude began to be associated with the minimalist design movement I have no clue.
- closeparen 7y agoIf that seems tautological, you're already bought in. For others it is very much not.
- monadic2 7y ago> If that seems tautological, you're already bought in. ...bought in to what?
- majewsky 7y ago> What is a possession without practical value? Token gifts that have been gifts for the sake of gifting something. Most things in a souvenir store.
- monadic2 7y agoWell damn I've been living a minimalist lifestyle my whole life without meaning to. > Token gifts that have been gifts for the sake of gifting something. There is utility value in sentimental gifts, too, but it's obviously subjective. Why not just say "get rid of items that stress you out", like people have been doing the entirety of human history? That's hardly a social movement or a lifestyle, though.