"Putting a lid on a beverage isn't telling rapists they shouldn't rape, which is, you know, the main problem. It's not really deterring rape."

Good call!!

I had a friend who would go on and on about how she "doesn't own a TV" and in the next breath say "I watched 3 movies last night on Netflix". Fine if she just didn't own a TV like I don't own a waffle maker (it would be nice but haven't gotten around to buying one,takes up too much room, no extra cash for one), but it…

that counts as a poodle

I've already put half into savings (and enjoy watching the interest grow!), I gave some to charity, and I have always wanted to go to Russia, but I decided against that.

So I guess I'm calling Rachel Ray a drunk.

One time I mixed Bacardi 151 with my Aunt's pink lemonade at a family BBQ and everyone was like, "yo how did yours turn all brown the stuff in the pitcher is pink".

Ah yes, I know those kids. Went to college with some of them. I think it's really easy to romanticize a lifestyle if you aren't stuck it in and you have options.

I know plenty of people my age (mid twenties) that are very into a specific kind of minimalism. They like streetwear brands and local art object boutiques, most of them are designers in some capacity. I get it to a certain extent. I like living without a car, or a TV, or in my case even a microwave or really any…

Exactly. For middle and upper class hipsters, sloppy clothes and hair is "normcore." For a poor person it's unprofessional, slovenly and trashy.

Enjoy it! I still remember my first "real job" paychecks. I was not by any stretch wealthy, but I bought TWO (2) bunches of cilantro with my groceries, so my bunny could have his very own!

Let me illustrate with a story. My friend K, when she was a (white, upper middle class) teenager, used to go about in dirty jeans, sweatshirts, and sneakers. One day, her sister's boyfriend, who was a (black, lower income) dude, scoffed at her for being "pretentious". She was horrified. "HOW can I possibly be…

3) If you own less stuff, moving to a different country/city/apartment is way less of a pain in the ass. I won't own furniture or more possessions than can fit in a double wardrobe until I'm sure I won't have to move that shit for at least five years.

See, I think this article kind of touches on what bothers me about this "trend", but from a slightly different angle. It is sort of like these people have the luxury of getting rid of their stuff because deep down they know that if they ever truly need a thing they got rid of, they can jut buy it again. Or they can…

I see what you're saying, and I also personally think flaunting your wealth can be super tacky. But I think there's also a classist element to thinking so. It's like an old money vs. new money divide. As a wise man once said, "If you grew up with holes in your zapatos, you'd celebrate the minute you was having dough."

We didn't have much money, or we were poor, because we were making poor decisions consistently.

Minimalism is incredibly classist in so many ways. The simplicity must have the element of restraint and asceticism but without the desperation of poverty. It's all so similar to Marie Antoinette's peasant cottage.

True, but I think most people refer to it simply as vagina, right? (or at least that was my impression).