The Untouchable Economy: Why Americans Are Turning Against 'Stuff'

Post by jkestner » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 2:15 AM UTC

throwaway1979 wrote: post #44

chrisaycock wrote: post #43

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> Ikea furniture sucks. Screenwriter John August says that Ikea's motto should be, "for now, it'll do".

I've owned Ikea or similar grade furniture for most of my life. It actually bothers me that I have to keep re-buying the same things over and over again. It just seems very wasteful. Non-Ikea furniture often seems horribly overpriced. I think there is a furniture store in Mountain View that sells $1000+ shelves or coffee tables. You'd think there is a middle ground.

Post by vidar » Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 9:28 AM UTC

munin wrote: post #31

cletus wrote: post #10

This resonates with me. Frankly I'm tired of owning "stuff". All I really need is a place to sleep, a laptop, a tablet, a phone and clothes. I'll get limited furniture but it'll be cheap Ikea stuff that I'll simply dispose of when I move. I don't own a TV. In fact I doubt I'll ever own a TV again. Nor do I own a big sound system. I do own a table and chairs, a sofa and a desk. All but the desk I regret. One thing tha…

I'm pretty sure that when Palahniuk wrote that, his identification for 'stuff' included digital content and other non-tangibles. Great, you don't have a lot of stuff. how would you feel if your gmail went away tomorrow? bad? looks like stuff still owns you!