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The Privilege of Minimalism: Who Gets to Be a Minimalist?

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If minimalism means living with "less" by choice, we need to discuss the inherent privilege in being able to have those choices.

The gist: If minimalism means living with "less" by choice, we need to discuss the inherent privilege in being able to have those choices. When it comes to most things, I like plain and simple. So when I first heard of the minimalist movement, I figured it was for me. My preferences for so many things can only be described as minimalist. But over the years since then, I've learned that having minimalist or simple taste is so different from what I describe now as The Mainstream Minimalist Movement™️. And very few people with minimalist taste like myself fit into TMMM. It all comes down…

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