Cult of Less

[crankyoldman]

Somehow the word "cult" is very apt.

I have mixed feelings about the idea of living out of a harddrive. Mainly because, well, it's a tinged privileged. There's one form of not having a lot of stuff due to poverty, but somehow it's just not as hip as this. :/

And what about art? I happen to sew a lot now, and that requires a certain amount of stuff to do properly. I think the majority of my accumulation of stuff is related to costuming or the fact I collect art. Am I tied down because of this, or is it a part of the enrichment of my life? I rather like making things, and a stash is very helpful for that (instead of having to go out and buy stuff every time I make something... often I can adapt what I have around).

As much as I love the digital world, there are things I enjoy about the physical one. What about you?

Comments

[classysleuth]

Is that a safe way to live wandering around carrying expensive easily fenceable items. And what about if you have children there are ages when kids are too young for a computer.

On to the actual question, I personally like handling things so I'll know their real but digital movies, books, and music are all awesome and good for keeping a neat apartment. Not that the magpie that I am allows me to use them to their fullest.

But honestly going all digital is like talking on the phone you're missing half the conversation. With physical stuff you get touch, smell, and taste were currently their unavaliable in the digial and those sense are important for enjoyment of lots of items. and then there is art which the digital isn't even comparable to the physical.

[crankyoldman]

It strikes me as something that young, white, upper middle class men would find to be daring and interesting and pretty much everyone else would find problems with. Coming from a family of hoarders I can see where too much stuff is a problem, but life is messy.

Even the example of the man who own an apartment and keeps it bare... such a sad looking place.