If thats what it was in practice that would be great. But what I've seen is the way minimalism is sold is that one should get rid of all of their stuff that they don't like. Who can do this?
Those who don't need to save, store, reuse, and prepare.
Who is that?
Those who can purchase what they need when they need it.
Yes, but it's possible to imagine a society where, due to overall reduced consumption, there's plenty of resources to go around, and thus it's easy and cheap to get what you need, when you need it.
Saving things for a definite future use is still minimalistic. It stops being minimalistic when it becomes either hoarding or luxury (which in the case of real estate almost always means hoarding).
Some people are minimalistic as a novelty, yes, but others are minimalistic by necessity.
Synthesis: It's both good and bad. Although it's also just more silly lifestyle advice like "don't buy too much stuff".
If thats what it was in practice that would be great. But what I've seen is the way minimalism is sold is that one should get rid of all of their stuff that they don't like. Who can do this?
Those who don't need to save, store, reuse, and prepare.
Who is that?
Those who can purchase what they need when they need it.
Yes, but it's possible to imagine a society where, due to overall reduced consumption, there's plenty of resources to go around, and thus it's easy and cheap to get what you need, when you need it.
This is a bit of a hot take.
Saving things for a definite future use is still minimalistic. It stops being minimalistic when it becomes either hoarding or luxury (which in the case of real estate almost always means hoarding).
Some people are minimalistic as a novelty, yes, but others are minimalistic by necessity.