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  • brot@feddit.orgtomemes@lemmy.worldWAKE UP SHEEPLE
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    4 days ago

    The point is something else: Why should you throw away stuff that is usable and that you might need in the future? Yes, you shouldn’t devolve into hoarding, but if you have the space, why should somebody throw away a perfectly good canoe?


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    4 days ago

    There is kind of a point: My in-laws have a bigger house that has been in their family for generations. And they have everything. If you need some tool, it is there. If you need to paint your walls, they have everything you need. Friends coming over and you want to go swimming in the lake? There are more bicycles in the shed than I have friends. And there is a canoe. Want to change the tires on your car? Of course they have a jack and a compressor and everything you need. Need to do some woodworking? Guess what they have! Want to go fishing? Yeah. Need a trailer? Yes, they have one.

    That stuff has been collecting since the 50ies and it’s kind of a generational wealth. I can ask them for nearly everything and they have it. Which means that I do not have to buy that much stuff anymore. Not sure what somebody who subscribes to minimalism is doing in their daily life if they have to hammer a nail into the wall. Buy a new hammer everytime and throw it away because it doesn’t spark joy afterwards? Hire someone to do it?