Jacoba Urist
When the Gospel of Minimalism Collides with Daily Life
The New York Times, 2017
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Minimalism – the art of living clutter-free – is a luxury only the well-off can afford.
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Minimalism – a lifestyle in which you boil down your possessions to only what is necessary – allegedly liberates people from capitalist overindulgence and allows them to pursue true happiness. But as journalist Jacoba Urist reports, some minimalist converts haven’t found the fulfillment they sought. Rather, the minimalist movement has turned into fixation, an austere style of living that only the relatively well-off can afford. getAbstract believes Urist’s article will provide adherents, aspirants and skeptics of minimalism with some necessary perspective.
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About the Author
Jacoba Urist is a journalist based in New York.
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