“Frugality is poverty cosplay for people afraid of actually wanting things”
Agree
- Life's short to deny yourself artificially
- Minimalism is just rebranded scarcity mentality
- Fear of desire is fear of living
- Denying wants doesn't make you enlightened
Disagree
- Simplicity creates genuine freedom from stuff
- Consumerism is literal addiction and suffering
- Less stuff means more time and peace
- Wanting less is path to contentment
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