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Originally Posted by noisereductions

Symbols, going full on minimalist? Give us the deets.

i’ve never been a willing consumerist but like most people fell into it unconsciously via herd mentality. now i actively fight it. even hipster non-mainstream consumerism is consumerism. no revolution there. same as the parents, different merchandise. fetishism = objects imbued with (fake) magical powers.

the downsize has been going on for a decade now. started with the last recession! realized that i was burying myself in shit and creating burdensome dependences that bred financial fragility.

learned about personal finance, reformed budgets and expectations, and the ridding of stuff was a consequence of all that, more than pursuing minimalism for its own sake.

i no longer have the contents of a 3-bedroom house and a business storage unit and an office rental. i’ve sold/donated 75% of it maybe? but i still have TOO MUCH SHIT. mostly in (free) storage. but why is it so hard to part with it? this is insanity. i could have burned my books and not make a difference. but i still “keep them” as the fetish they are lololol. i think i should sell them, trade them, something. “because...” lololol. i’m ridiculous. i should give them away. the last fetish.

anyway used to be it would take me about a month to move house with all the packing and actual moving days and unpacking etc. nowadays i can move house in a day and without help. if the shit hits the fan i’m ready to go. i’m constantly editing possessions, and it’s great to have SPACE. i also avoid precious possessions consciously. everything needs to be replaceable, cheaply.

of course having cheap access to media and information via the internet makes much of this possible. no longer need walls covered in books and bins of records. but i also edit tools, kitchen tools, work implements, vehicles, wardrobe big time, etc.

i did consider soylent and getting rid of cooking per some stuff that n’ik/deadbattery shared here, but just can’t do it. i really enjoy cooking/eating too much. but i dont need 1000 tools for it— i avoid unitaskers and complications. i cook once and week and eat all week from there.

i’m trying to get rid of furniture next! ha ha ha ha. seriously. we’ve given away tons of furniture but we still have some. i’ve been looking at bedouins and traditional japanese settings and trying to figure out how to implement some of technologies for greater comfort and mobility. i kinda hate chairs these days lol.