origin .... Hoarder Bad Ass.
Are these the only two extant options? This sounds, to me, like the
pathological reduction of any argument to the least possible
articulation. I like to start with at least three options. The three usually
inform on others, and in practice there are rarely only two. There could
be only one, but there are usually more than two.
Minimalism is being boiled down to the false dilemma between a war
on property, and a war on life. The usefulness of minimalism exists to
the extent that it allows for freedom of thought and freedom of
movement in our lives. If we are not mentally encumbered by the
amount of stuff that we own, then there is no threat of becoming
controlled by that which we own, only by that which we do not.
Minimalist Bad Ass
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Materialism versus voluntary poverty is not the extent of the options in
spectrum of health. The inability to part with great heaps of things that
you will obviously never use is as unhealthy as developing a phobia of
owning anything but your own skin.
Why is it that so many of us fall into the black and white thinking of the
dichotomy of mindless consumerism and the indulgent asceticism of
a servant. There is, too often, little discussed about the necessity of
tools and supplies for the maintenance of our enhanced existence.
The right tool for the job. No they can't be replaced with just one.
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We have voluntarily separated ourselves from raw, elemental animal
reality. Physics still applies, but our brains are able to reroute the path
to balance of entropic potential. The 'necessities' we own are the things
that allow us to improve our ability to be more of what we already are.
They are the things that keep us from expiring in filth, deprivation, and
exposure.
Beyond this are comfort and entertainment, the niceties of life. There is
an argument to be made that these, also, facilitate us in being more of
what we are, but how much of what we are, came about as the result of
adversity and challenge? As Victor Hugo wrote, "Adversity makes men,
and prosperity makes monsters."
Louie, Louie
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Pruning oppressive encumbrance is not the same as sitting in a blank
room doing nothing, because you have nothing. The fear of property is
as unhealthy as a hoarder curating their collection of junk, to which
there is no reason. The health of it is not necessarily to be found in the
middle either. Each person has their own capacity for facilitating their
life, with or without things. I would not assume that I can make the
choice for someone else.
The one purpose that I see for minimalism is to illuminate the difference
between consumerism, and life, liberty, and property. For those who
need it to bring clarity to their lives, let it be so. To those who wish to avail
themselves of the abundance that surrounds us, within the parameters of
the rights of others, let it be so to the fulfillment of their abilities and
desires.
Consumerism a malignant manipulation
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The health side of decluttering, clearing the detritus to facilitate the focus
on the things we want.
Minimalism: Living A Richer Life With Less feat. The Minimalist
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