If I'm understanding the author's thesis correctly based on the interview, the argument is really for a richness of mind or experience and not necessarily over consumption; minimalism makes that type of richness challenging. I don't know if minimalism is this isolating island as discussed though. Of the many things, it is a coping mechan…
If I'm understanding the author's thesis correctly based on the interview, the argument is really for a richness of mind or experience and not necessarily over consumption; minimalism makes that type of richness challenging. I don't know if minimalism is this isolating island as discussed though. Of the many things, it is a coping mechanism to the informational maximalism we've been living through. The infamous AirSpace essay that's referenced touches on why a particular aesthetic is so pervasive - people want a place that feels familiar bc in a sea of so many inputs, it's one less decision to make. We have to create space for the inner world to flourish. In this case, less truly begets more. I wonder if surplus was more attainable for creators (old literature and arts) when they didn't have a constant new cycle, trend cycle and social media, or even hallmarks of well established middle class to intake.
If I'm understanding the author's thesis correctly based on the interview, the argument is really for a richness of mind or experience and not necessarily over consumption; minimalism makes that type of richness challenging. I don't know if minimalism is this isolating island as discussed though. Of the many things, it is a coping mechanism to the informational maximalism we've been living through. The infamous AirSpace essay that's referenced touches on why a particular aesthetic is so pervasive - people want a place that feels familiar bc in a sea of so many inputs, it's one less decision to make. We have to create space for the inner world to flourish. In this case, less truly begets more. I wonder if surplus was more attainable for creators (old literature and arts) when they didn't have a constant new cycle, trend cycle and social media, or even hallmarks of well established middle class to intake.