Minimalism Is No Longer a Choice
It is a necessity in late-stage capitalism
If there is anything that the last 2 years have shown us, it is that our capitalist way of life has reached its end.
The wars for the last remaining resources have begun. And we are long past the point of stopping climate change and the resulting fallouts.
What follows is this. There will be no more room for mindless consumption and unsustainable production.
The fallout will hurt us badly.
And whatever the green capitalists promise about sustainability, it is not possible within this system.
Given that this is the state of our world, there are only a few options.
Despairing is not one of them. We need to start today to build the future of the day after tomorrow.
For now, we need to acknowledge, that we are in for the long haul.
The war in Ukraine is a war for controlling remaining natural resources. And it will continue for a long time.
Together with our accelerating ecological disaster, it is going to break all our supply chains.
Minimalist thinking is no longer some trendy thing. It is a necessity.
We need to get used to the thought of having less. Of no longer buying cheap stuff from China made with oil.
Endgame for the mindless consumer.
You know it is happening when even your boomer dad starts to seriously rethink the way he consumes. Mine does. He is 74. He never did before.
Most of us will be forced into the minimalist lifestyle. Just like a majority of people in developing countries always have been.
We need to free ourselves from our addiction to consumption and start valuing other things.
Community
Friendships
Family
Nature
History has often taught us, that the big revolution doesn’t just happen overnight.
It is always the result of slow processes that accelerate over time. When the tipping point is reached, there is no way back.
We have been at this tipping point for years. We crossed it.
We are going to need a lot of resilience.
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