> "Need" is a weasel word. You don't need anything. That feels uncharitable to your parent commenter. By that logic we’d never use “need”, and your use of “sig

> "Need" is a weasel word. You don't need anything. That feels uncharitable to your parent commenter. By that logic we’d never use “need”, and your use of “significant” would also be a weasel word (I don’t believe it is, merely making a point). While the words used are important, we should strive to understand the idea being transmitted and steelman the argument. “Need” is relational. Some things you need to survive (even if technically you don’t need to live, and here we’re getting too philosophical), other things you need to feel comfortable, or you may need a chair to reach a high place. In this case your parent commenter is clearly referring to a subjective level of need which differs for each individual and trying to make you reflect on the balance between the things you keep and how their existence in your day-to-day affects your life.