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Where did all the minimalists go?
Matt D'Avella
Jul 7, 2026
Minimalism functions as a personal tool for individual clarity, but it cannot solve systemic consumerism driven by extreme wealth inequality. As the gap between the ultra-wealthy and the rest of society widens, consumerism has morphed into a coping mechanism for a population facing a 'polycrisis' of economic instability and social disempowerment.
Key insight: If working hard actually guaranteed wealth, the donkey would own the farm.