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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And I knewthe only way for me to break the cycle, the only way for me to findthe meaning...

And I knew
the only way for me to break the cycle, the only way for me to find
the meaning that she'd lost, was to make a lot of money when I grew up

Full Transcript

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And I knew the only way for me to break the cycle,
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the only way for me to find the meaning that she'd lost,
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was to make a lot of money when I grew up.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:51
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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Movie Summary

The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
I remember back when I was a teenager, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
I remember back when I was a teenager,
And you should have seen some of the houses we worked in. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
And you should have seen some of the houses we worked in.
Some of them were unbelievably fancy. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
Some of them were unbelievably fancy.
Ten thousand square foot garages, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Ten thousand square foot garages,
Nothing I aspired to own myself, but it was pretty impressive. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Nothing I aspired to own myself, but it was pretty impressiv...
And then, one day, we started to work on this really, really nice house. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
And then, one day, we started to work on this really, really...
It wasn't like a multi-million-dollar nice house, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
It wasn't like a multi-million-dollar nice house,
The walls in their home, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
The walls in their home,
And the stuff in their home, it filled every nook and cranny. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
And the stuff in their home, it filled every nook and cranny...
I pictured how happy I would be if I could just own a house like that, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
I pictured how happy I would be if I could just own a house ...
So, I turned to my dad and I asked him, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:21
So, I turned to my dad and I asked him,
Then, during my senior year of high school, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
Then, during my senior year of high school,
So I told him, "I don't know what I'm going to do, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
So I told him, "I don't know what I'm going t...
We got sales jobs and we started earning 50 grand. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We got sales jobs and we started earning 50 grand.
And thank goodness, I found out what had happened. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
And thank goodness, I found out what had happened.
So I thought to myself, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
So I thought to myself,
Or maybe 90,000, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
Or maybe 90,000,
Maybe that was happiness." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
Maybe that was happiness."
I bought new cars, and electronics, and closets full of expensive clothes. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
I bought new cars, and electronics, and closets full of expe...
I bought expensive home decorations and furniture, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
I bought expensive home decorations and furniture,