To me, these ideolgies go hand in hand with the reasonings behind implementing sustianable solutions. A minimilist will analyze their current situation/ surrounding and take the future in to percepective berofre making a decision. This is what it has in common with sustianablilty. Having a minimilist mind set would create a culture in society that asks themselves what they really need instead of society telling them what they need to be happy.
Although a minimalist lifestyle would in habitually support a sustainable cultural shift, how would it support the economy? If we became a less consumer culture society what would then happen to our economy? Would we face large slow down in growth? Would we (we as in a minimalist society) even realize the slow down and be content with maintenance?
Surely there is a balance in consumerism and minimalism. I think it is up to us to discover where this balance is. It will not occur over night. We may never reach a perfect balance. But we can do a lot better then this.
Thanks for sharing the visual loop and the youtube video. I came across a few things within the past months that have me interested. I came across a presentation at a conference I attended where the program built modernized homes built from clay. I want to say the total monetary costs were around $1200, but the real cost came in the man hours. However, for this particular project they used volunteers. The other is an article I came across that discussed the concept of tiny homes. All of this consumerism has really took a toll on our environment and can only be corrected by our actions. I see and agree with the point of your post, but say that knowing I am far from walking the walk. I continue to learn and strive to build on every step I take, thank you for your post.
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