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post 1507430751 06-06-2017, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted By BostonRockets⏩
I used to be all into it but now I've realized it's just another stupid trend. Seems a little pretentious too. Like they shun the very thought of possibly increasing their arbitrary object count and act as if anyone who likes to collect things whether out of interest, hobby or nostalgic purposes is some sort of brainwashed product of modern society.

I just look at most of the people I know who are into it or the "leaders" of the movements in terms of online presence and they all just seem fake or pretentious to me.
I know someone who is actually a minimalist, like, all he had was a speaker system, a treadmill and a mattress on the ground. He is a 10k a day lawyer in NY.

He's not pretending, he just lived like that.

Arbitrarily changing your habits seems like a fad.
Originally Posted By LMAOatYou⏩
Someone explain minimalism to me. Is it just having the minimal amount of everything in your life? or certain things? just getting by with absolute necessities? I have seen minimalistic style houses but never heard of it as a full on lifestyle.
The keyword ''lifesytle'' is the problem. Minimalism is a lifestyle in Japan where it's some kind of spiritual way to live.

Some people actually have no interest in goods that they see as trivial. The guy I was talking about legitimately had nothing in his apartment in manhattan other than a speaker system, a treadmill and a mattress on the ground.
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Originally Posted By LMAOatYou⏩
Someone explain minimalism to me. Is it just having the minimal amount of everything in your life? or certain things? just getting by with absolute necessities? I have seen minimalistic style houses but never heard of it as a full on lifestyle.
It's living in a van with just a guitar, a bed, and a macbook spending your money on "experiences" (mostly pot, coffee and maccas)

Or living in an unfurnished flat in the city on your own sleeping on a mattress on the floor convincing yourself you don't need possessions to make you happy while you walk to get the bus in the rain because you can't afford an entry level Toyota after the cash from your chitty barista job is spent on rent and bills
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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩
Meh, calling bullsht on this one. Using my own "clutter" as an example. 2 years ago I left the states for a job that had me traveling around europe a lot. I took everything i THOUGHT was important and put it in uhaul storage.

My logic was "if I can go an entire year abroad and not miss, need, or think about this stuff when i come back then it's junk." 12 months, and $850 in storage fees later 99% of that was junk and maybe 1% of it was actually needed.

We don't truly understand how much useless sht we have until it's time to packup and bounce.
So true...when we moved into a different place...a year later and slowly throwing stuff away as I go along I thought why did I even have all this crap in the first place?!

Now this one girl posts poverty pictures of her blurry cell phone about minimalism all the time and seems to be doing it as attention that's kind of annoying.
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Originally Posted By NotANun21⏩
It's living in a van with just a guitar, a bed, and a macbook spending your money on "experiences" (mostly pot, coffee and maccas)

Or living in an unfurnished flat in the city on your own sleeping on a mattress on the floor convincing yourself you don't need possessions to make you happy while you walk to get the bus in the rain because you can't afford an entry level Toyota after the cash from your chitty barista job is spent on rent and bills
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post 1507432031 06-06-2017, 10:21 AM
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cellphones been out since early 2000s..the term just came out.Lol. ****in trend.
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Originally Posted By BustaCapp⏩
Minimalism is GOAT and it's not a trend either.

Can't stand clutter.
Its a growing "trend" meaning more people are becoming interested in it (which is a good thing) but its certainly not a fad like a fidget spinner or some chit, lol.
post 1507445431 06-06-2017, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted By Maestro⏩
Its a growing "trend" meaning more people are becoming interested in it (which is a good thing) but its certainly not a fad like a fidget spinner or some chit, lol.
You don't just think that people have less money?

Relative to cost of living and inflation and all that jazz I mean, I know the dollars keep going up
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post 1507445821 06-06-2017, 12:04 PM
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I'm into minimalism and it is very freeing. In my case though it's also a bit of a povertycel cope....
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Does it count if I'm just poor with not a lot of possessions?
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I think the idea of not buying chit you don't need has been around for forever and is just generally good advice. But like anything else it had to be given a name and now there are people that are zealots about it. Biggest laugh I got is when my gf's sister started to get into minimalism and said "I think I need a book on minimalism"... irony was lost on her.
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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩
Meh, calling bullsht on this one. Using my own "clutter" as an example. 2 years ago I left the states for a job that had me traveling around europe a lot. I took everything i THOUGHT was important and put it in uhaul storage.

My logic was "if I can go an entire year abroad and not miss, need, or think about this stuff when i come back then it's junk." 12 months, and $850 in storage fees later 99% of that was junk and maybe 1% of it was actually needed.

We don't truly understand how much useless sht we have until it's time to packup and bounce.
Pretty much this.

Most times people don't realize how much useless chit they have until they actually have to move lol.

Pretty sure that almost everyone here can go through their closet right now and find at least a dozen items that they haven't worn in over a year.... or go through their kitchen cupboards and find a bunch of plates and glasses that are never used and are only there to take up space.
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Being obsessively minimal is simply the contrast to being an obsessive consumer.
Both have always existed, both have always been branded as "having what you need."

Somewhere in the middle is a lesson on resourcefulness, efficiency, and of course.. balance.
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post 1507452341 06-06-2017, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted By NotANun21⏩
It's living in a van with just a guitar, a bed, and a macbook spending your money on "experiences" (mostly pot, coffee and maccas)

Or living in an unfurnished flat in the city on your own sleeping on a mattress on the floor convincing yourself you don't need possessions to make you happy while you walk to get the bus in the rain because you can't afford an entry level Toyota after the cash from your chitty barista job is spent on rent and bills
i think you just confused a hippie and a poor person with a minimalist.
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post 1507452801 06-06-2017, 12:53 PM
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its a counter culture movement to coping mechanism for millennials who cant afford assets and spend on unnecessary things..because lets be real..avg 25 yo these days cant afford the thing their parents could afford at age 25.

its to spend less on things you dont need and just buy for status seeking habits..and actually save to invest in things that matter long term.


another reason is that young people living in big cities dont have enough space to accumulate so many material possessions due to smaller houses....so minimalism helps you cope with that fact also.


minimalism is good when you are young so you are more mobile and less tied down by things you own.
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hmm. minimalism itself is legit, but alot of people are getting into it simply because it looks cool and not because they genuinely wants to live the minimal life
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Originally Posted By NotANun21⏩
It's living in a van with just a guitar, a bed, and a macbook spending your money on "experiences" (mostly pot, coffee and maccas)

Or living in an unfurnished flat in the city on your own sleeping on a mattress on the floor convincing yourself you don't need possessions to make you happy while you walk to get the bus in the rain because you can't afford an entry level Toyota after the cash from your chitty barista job is spent on rent and bills
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There seems to be a disagreement over what minimalism is.

If it means keeping your place clean and not buying useless chit, I'm all for it

If it means trying to get rid of everything you have and live with the bare minimum, then it's a stupid trend
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Originally Posted By Atem69⏩
What's more ridiculous is our society where everyone buys stupid things to try and one up each other. Blind consumerism. At this point a bit of minimalism is a good thing
Exactly


I wouldn't go to the extreme with minimalism, but I own just a few things of makeup, 3 pairs of shoes, and half a closet of clothes.
Can't stand tons of Knick knacks or clutter. If it gets too cluttered I will give stuff away whether I need it in the future or not. It's like reverse-hoarding lol

I ask myself "do I really need this" before I buy it. 99% of my stuff is used.

I don't see the point in buying $30 sweaters when I can get them for $2-5
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Minimalism is real. It borrows from some of the oldest Buddhist philosophies. How can it be a fad? It combats consumerism and materialism that's been rampant in the modern century. Rat race mentality has everyone jumping for the next material possession.

If you travel, you realize that a lot of what you actually need to be happy and healthy can be packed in one carry-on. Some of my best experiences in life came when I basically fit everything into a large backpack.
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Originally Posted By MrGreenTea⏩
So this is where we are...people have gotten to the point where they are so obsessed with buying material possesions that we now have a label for living a normal life of being clean, tidy, and not overspending.
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No you moron. Minimalism is the default state of being throughout human history, its what we evolved on.
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Originally Posted By Brosnbroc****⏩
- Hey mate, hand me the bottle opener

- Sorry man, I only have 75 things in my place. It was either that, or the toilet brush.


Anything extreme is retarded. The golden middleway is where it's at.
At least give a good example if you are going to make a valid point.

A bottle can be opened with a bloody spoon, edge of the table etc.
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modern minimalism is basically another sham belief system designed to give some superficial false-meaning to people living in a godless society.

it lacks the integrity of spiritual asceticism and is promoted by a bunch of ******* yuppie millennials.
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Haven't played xbone in 2 years. Don't care. I will still keep it in case a game come out that I want to invest my limited time into. Aka red dead redemption 2.

Also I have reloading supplies like the mercenary Jason blaha and haven't used that **** in a year. But who cares that's why I have a garage.
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If we had a great econony with lot of good paying entry jobs and.higher wage to housing cost ratio, this trend wouldn't even exist.
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I like the thought of not having tons of chit to sell or throw away if I died tomorrow. A few really nice things > a bunch of material objects that just sit around not adding to my personal satisfaction
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Originally Posted By weddingsoup⏩
modern minimalism is basically another sham belief system designed to give some superficial false-meaning to people living in a godless society.

it lacks the integrity of spiritual asceticism and is promoted by a bunch of ******* yuppie millennials.
Except inventing a god is the ultimate way to give false meaning to an otherwise meaningless existence
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