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kasran, fourier transfemme @typhlosion@awoo.space
minimalism is a scam invented by big small to sell more less
October 29, 2023 at 10:23 PM · 13 replies · 290 reblogs · 425 favorites
As a minimalist myself, yeah but it depends what you mean by minimalism. To me, minimalism is buying the bare minimum, nothing too fancy and saving money that way instead of indulging in luxuries or unnecessary treats or whatever. It’s basically just owning less and saving money while doing it.
Companies being like “yes we are gonna sell you minimalism” using aesthetics or specific “minimalist” marketing is not minimalism, it’s just a trap for trend chasers.
The problem with things like minimalism is that what it’s about is ambiguous enough that it can be turned into a kind of status symbol thing where wealth and privilege can buy higher status. So what about money-bad-ism? Just try to earn and spend less money. The lower your personal GDP, the better. Hard to turn that into a roundabout form of consumerism.
I have trust issues when it comes to minimalism. Are you telling me you have no nicknacks? Am I going to get thrown in the trash if I place a coaster on your table?
Just create some organized chaos on a shelf or something so I feel sane.
Also seems to stem from a lack of knowledge on Color theory
Yall got any more of those lesses?