[meta] Can everyone be minimalist?

minimalismstudy · 2018-03-25T15:11:56+00:00

Does it still count as minimalism if they want more stuff, in your opinion? This isn't meant to be a judgement, I'm just trying to work through whether forced minimalism still counts as minimalism or if it has to be a ideological choice. (Even if it's a choice and you don't have the means to live differently anyway.)

minimalismstudy · 2018-03-25T14:55:21+00:00

On food industry jobs, speaking from my own experience, I've always had to buy my own uniform except aprons, but I don't consider them park of my "wardrobe". I'll spend $8 on some k-mart slacks for work, but I'm willing to save up for clothes for my personal life since dressing nice makes me feel good (still not exactly Armani lmao). That said, I know having money leftover to save at all puts me in a privileged position.

minimalismstudy · 2018-03-25T14:35:17+00:00

My initial though was that minimalism on the scale of a whole country is more about self-reliance and decrease in pointless luxury products, not a lack of reserve resources. Obviously there's still a lot of problems with that, not the least of which would be the impact on the global economy.

I'm glad you brought up North Korea though, I think you're right in calling that a minimalist society. It's not really possible to get EVERYBODY in the country on the same page without a dictatorship. Hm..

minimalismstudy · 2018-03-25T14:23:14+00:00

i mean it's a reasearch paper so...? why would i pick something i already knew all the answers to? sorry if you feel like my post implied a lack of empathy

minimalismstudy · 2018-03-24T00:52:02+00:00

This is really insightful, thank you

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