5
insidious Clutter
(lemmy.one)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
5 points (100.0% liked)
minimalism
2 readers
1 users here now
About us
An open, user owned community dedicated to the philosophy of minimalism and the minimalist way of life. All types of posts are allowed, as long as they are relevant to the topic of minimalism.
Rules
1. Be honest with yourself and others.
The goal is to develop yourself personally and as a community. Seriously, if you’re not honest with yourself and pretend to be someone else, you’re not going anywhere. The first step to progression is acceptance, isn’t it?
2. Be polite to others and respects each others opinions.
Your freedom ends where somebody else's begins. Remember that there are people that may see things differently than you.
3. Keep it theme-oriented, up to date and relevant.
In general, all types of contributions are allowed, but the relevance to this community must always be evident and presented openly by the contributor. Posts that do not meet these requirements will be removed after a public warning.
4. Use self-moderation measures first before reporting.
This community is fundamentally built upon freedom of speech. Since everyone understands minimalism differently and we do not want to exclude any kind of content a priori, we appeal to the individual users to block/mute posts or users who do not meet their requirements. Please bear this in mind when filing a report
Other great communities:
- /c/zerowaste@lemmy.ml
- /c/simpleliving@lemmy.ml
- /c/digitalminimalism@lemmy.ml
- /c/digitalnomadsoflemmy@lemmy.world
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Clothes are probably my biggest challenge. I hate clothes shopping and tend to use two different strategies:
If I find something I like, buy several more of the same type (i.e. several pairs of pants in the same color). When this works well, I'm set for a couple years on a reliable staple. More often than not, it seems like random variations in construction or differences in how each piece shrinks or ages ends up in me not liking the duplicates as much as the original, and I end up with clothes that I don't wear.
Lately I've been relying more on thrifting or buying used online, but the selection for male clothing seems to pale in company's female, so it can be a challenge to find decent options. My success rate in finding used clothes i like is lower than new, but with used clothes i can turn around and sell them myself without taking much of a loss.
I think my dream is to have my own personal "Steve Jobs"-esque staple style, and just wear the same thing every day, but personally I've found that goal to be impossible!
I manage the insidious growth aspect by strictly limiting the amount of clothing I let myself own, and selling/donating clothes when I need to buy more.