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crankyoldman ([personal profile] crankyoldman) wrote in [community profile] nerdpunk2010-08-18 10:24 am
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Cult of Less

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?
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[personal profile] firecat 2010-08-19 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
These modern young folks they need LAPTOPS, IPADS, KINDLES, and TWO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES to be minimalist and fancy free? Why, back in the 1950s, the Beats went on the road and all they had to record their awesome drug-saturated adventures was PENS AND PAPER. Or in some cases manual typewriters.