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Minimalism is a weird thing. Pretty much no one would consider my home minimalist, with my whole living room to the brim with lego and spaceship posters and pl
by xondono 5y ago
Minimalism is a weird thing.
Pretty much no one would consider my home minimalist, with my whole living room to the brim with lego and spaceship posters and plants and flowers, but I would buy them a new if they weren’t there, and there’s not a single thing in there that doesn’t make me feel better.
Like most things in life, “minimalist” it’s just a tag, a label because people like to form tribes.
- whytaka 5y agoI wouldn’t discount it as a mindset. I am a minimalist despite having decorations in my home. And if I’m part of a tribe, I’m pretty sure I’ve been excommunicated because I don’t make friends over this stuff. What I do do tho is just keep things tidy. Dispose or donate things I don’t need anymore. Limit my material purchases to art I appreciate all the time and tools I use all the time. I just feel cleaner spiritually for it.
- anm89 5y agoAre you saying that minimalism is weird because you don't value it? I can't see any other point you are making. To me, being an adult who has to plaster their rooms in printed images of children's toys to have a sense of well being sounds like a version of hell but I don't care much that you do it because I don't have to ever go inside your house. So, I'm happy you like your Lego posters. I don't think many minimalists are too bummed out at the concept that some person somewhere likes a bunch of posters. But it's not much of a critique of minimalism in general.