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Re: Modern Minimalism

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Post by adlpz »

vibragiel wrote: post #4

> You don’t need any of those soapy substances. It’s all a big lie perpetrated by people who want your money. If you eat/sleep/exercise properly, you will almost never get sick and your body will never smell bad. You won’t need to overcompensate by wasting money on soapy substances. [citation needed]

Yeah I mean, it's not like the advent of soap and the generalisation of it's use (along general hygiene) revolutionised the world or anything.

All those people cleaning their clothes with soap on the river in the 16th century were clearly being lied by corporations who wanted their money.

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Post by Sarien »

chrisreichel wrote: post #18

> I don’t use ANY soapy substances: ... toothpaste, ... deodorant So.. are you living in Europe then?

Contrary to common belief the Great American Invention of soap is being imported and used in large parts of Europe now! ;)

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Post by adamnemecek »

Sarien wrote: post #27
adamnemecek wrote: post #3

Ugh, not this holier-than-thou minimalism meme again.

I have tons of possessions and when I don't feel like it I just don't maintain them! Guess what, plants aside my possessions don't give a shit and I have just the same time gain.

That's nice but the most important question is, did you write a pretentious blog post about your life style on your tumblr?

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Post by phaer »

Out of interest: Where do you stay? Do you rent a flat/house? If so: How do keep it clean? What do you eat? Are you out-sourcing your food production? I am asking because, the smartphone discussion aside, i find it questionable to speak of minimalism if you just trade most of reproductive labor for money. I guess most of (single, childless) readers of HN could just live in an hotel suite without owning anything beside an laptop. I am sorry if that sounds mean, i am no native speaker, i mean it sincerly; 1 month ago i moved to another country to live here for one year and everything i took with me fit in a small backpack. I am still living quite minimalistic on 25m², but i have stuff like a broom, some kitchen equipment, even two beds - one for guests - and an external monitor. Oh, and soap ;)

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Post by killwhitey »

I find it a little curious that most commenters here are focusing on his mention of not using soap, but not asking about how his source of income, food, or shelter. That iPhone 5 comes with a monthly bill and requires recharging daily.

Re: Modern Minimalism

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Post by paullth »

Sounds like 18 year old me. If I met that me, I'd probably throttle that me whilst yelling "put that credit card away and get a job" and such. But if successful I guess that would cause a paradox and so it isn't likely to happen.
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