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Postby fawk » 2010.11.23 (16:52)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... lt-of-less

Discuss. Could you get rid of nearly everything you own? What are the advantages/disadvantages?
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Postby SlappyMcGee » 2010.11.23 (17:51)

I'm tired of minimalism.
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Postby Vyacheslav » 2010.11.23 (17:52)

=w= wrote:I'm tired of minimalism.
It's so 1960s.
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Postby squibbles » 2010.11.23 (18:56)

I could get rid of all my belongings, but really, why would I? Every thing that I own has a purpose, and I use them all. Fuck nick-nacks and impulsive buys that you will never touch.
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Postby scythe » 2010.11.23 (19:02)

This is like those people who don't have TVs, only worse.
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Postby unoriginal name » 2010.11.23 (20:06)

scythe wrote:This is like those people who don't have TVs, only worse.
I will probably not have a TV in my futurehome, but I know what you mean and agree entirely.

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Postby 29403 » 2010.11.23 (21:04)

squibbles wrote:I could get rid of all my belongings, but really, why would I? Every thing that I own has a purpose, and I use them all. Fuck nick-nacks and impulsive buys that you will never touch.
That's exactly my feeling about this
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Postby t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư » 2010.11.23 (21:57)

"Ugh, keeping up with new technology is haaaaaard."

Goddamn Luddites.
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Postby Tanner » 2010.11.23 (22:32)

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Postby Kablizzy » 2010.11.23 (23:13)

I *did*. I now own a computer, a desk, and a bed. Suck it, fags.
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Postby SlappyMcGee » 2010.11.23 (23:47)

Kablizzy wrote:I *did*. I now own a computer, a desk, and a bed. Suck it, fags.
I'm considering giving you a temporary ban.
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Postby Lenny » 2010.11.28 (04:03)

This season's must-have accessory is getting rid of your must-have accessories.
It seems to me that the point of must-have accessories is that you must have them. And honestly, I try not to get things (instruments excluded from this argument) unless I feel that I need (yes, need) them or that they will be a significant improvement on something that I already have.

And yeah, I dislike minimalism.
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Postby Skyling » 2010.11.28 (05:22)

O Bohemia!

Tanner's right, but I love useless things. My friend has an attic full of strange foreign instruments and sculptures and it's really wonderful. Cultural accruement makes me happy.
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