Our society today is strongly based on the free-market assumption that prosperity and a higher quality of life go hand in hand with strong consumption.

What drives you to buck this trend and consciously consume less? What are your guiding principles that help you make decisions in everyday life?

  • kaato@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Same here. Also our house got pretty messy growing up. Having too much stuff will make cleaning and overall maintenance harder. In addition, when you need something you rarely find it anyways because there is too much stuff everywhere.