minimalism
About us
An open, user owned community dedicated to the philosophy of minimalism and the minimalist way of life. All types of posts are allowed, as long as they are relevant to the topic of minimalism.
Rules
1. Be honest with yourself and others.
The goal is to develop yourself personally and as a community. Seriously, if you’re not honest with yourself and pretend to be someone else, you’re not going anywhere. The first step to progression is acceptance, isn’t it?
2. Be polite to others and respects each others opinions.
Your freedom ends where somebody else's begins. Remember that there are people that may see things differently than you.
3. Keep it theme-oriented, up to date and relevant.
In general, all types of contributions are allowed, but the relevance to this community must always be evident and presented openly by the contributor. Posts that do not meet these requirements will be removed after a public warning.
4. Use self-moderation measures first before reporting.
This community is fundamentally built upon freedom of speech. Since everyone understands minimalism differently and we do not want to exclude any kind of content a priori, we appeal to the individual users to block/mute posts or users who do not meet their requirements. Please bear this in mind when filing a report
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Lol I saw this critique a while back and it's spot on, but that being said I owe a great deal of gratitude to these weirdos.
I discovered minimalist through their first documentary on Netflix when I was in a pretty dark place and it resonated with my SO much that it kindled a fire, and I began exploring to topic myself, which lead me to learning more about stoicism, Buddhism, meditation, and ton of bloggers/communities/discussions/perspectives/etc on minimalism.
I listened to their podcast for a while and their new documentary, but after a while I feel like I aimply outgrew them. They didn't change; I did. Their pithy anecdotes and black and white presentation of the philosophy really started to urk me and feel superficial or even phoney. I found myself with a pretty negative impression of them, though their message is the same.
I've resolved that although I not longer enjoy their offerings, they were the catalyst I needed to start my own journey, and I hope that their wash/rinse/repeat message is purposeful and vurtuous and that ithelps others to start their own journeys, even though those already on the journey are able to derive very little from ongoing engagement with them.
So do I, I first watched the doc when I was on the cusp of 18, grieving the loss of my parents, and in desperate need of something to orient myself around. It saved me a financially and allowed me to plan out my 20s in a way that I otherwise wouldn't have had the "worldliness" to do. It also took me to 100 countries and gave me experiences that are invaluable to me. I'm grateful that it came when it did and still watch it on occasion.
The "pithy" thing is funny because EVERYBODY cites that as the moment the bond broke between them and the podcast. I think it just kind of made people go "wtf even is this" and realize they had evolved past that point in their life and thinking.
I actually subscribed to their patreon and reached out to them suggesting some new content ideas (as opposed to the repetition, though I didn't say that directly). I forget exactly how they worded their response, but it was so... eww, like you could tell this was just a money grab for them, that I immediately unsubscribed.
Ultimately I think their first doc was good, and it's a good onboarding thing for some people, but it's limited to that really.