Any philosophical system for living becomes a caricature when it goes fashinable. It then falls victim to "more is beter", virtue signaling and/or Goodhart's La

Any philosophical system for living becomes a caricature when it goes fashinable. It then falls victim to "more is beter", virtue signaling and/or Goodhart's Law. Not living a clutered life is of course beneficial. One can get the 80/20 benefits by doing an anual clearing of old unused stuff. But that's just normal and brings no sense of superiority, no chance to brag, to share on social media or to form religious like groups. Common sense minimalism (or if you want to be a smartass "minimal minimalism") also does not sell books, seminars, consulting, etc. It's the same as Agile or healthy eating or whatever else system. It becomes ridiculous by being marketed.