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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

And if you would've lookedbeneath the surface, you would have found a lifetimeof unchecked...

And if you would've looked
beneath the surface, you would have found a lifetime
of unchecked consumption

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And if you would've looked beneath the surface,
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you would have found a lifetime of unchecked consumption.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:39
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.
As companies continue to innovate, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
As companies continue to innovate,
Outsourced labor - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
Outsourced labor
And now, with one-click purchasing, same-day delivery, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
And now, with one-click purchasing, same-day delivery,
The average American carries four credit cards in their wallet - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
The average American carries four credit cards in their wall...
Each year, we spend more on shoes, jewelry, and watches - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Each year, we spend more on shoes, jewelry, and watches
[Denaye] I remember when I was a kid, there was something called layaway. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
[Denaye] I remember when I was a kid, there was something ca...
We'd go to the department store and pick out our school clothes, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:12
We'd go to the department store and pick out our school...
This concept does not exist now. If you want the stuff, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
This concept does not exist now. If you want the stuff,
And I think that functional change in the way that we buy - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:14
And I think that functional change in the way that we buy
[Dave] America, sadly, has gotten increasingly emotionally immature. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
[Dave] America, sadly, has gotten increasingly emotionally i...
"I want it, and I want it now, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
"I want it, and I want it now,
And yet it's a 54-year-old woman I'm talking to or man I'm talking to, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
And yet it's a 54-year-old woman I'm talking to or...
Guess what? You're never gonna have the money for everything you want. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Guess what? You're never gonna have the money for every...
[T.K.] The kind of debt that creates the most problems in our society - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
[T.K.] The kind of debt that creates the most problems in ou...
Placing unnecessary burdens on yourself in order to maintain some kind of image. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Placing unnecessary burdens on yourself in order to maintain...
If I can't afford a BMW, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:14
If I can't afford a BMW,
Once your basic needs are met, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
Once your basic needs are met,
Um, and so, that's where the saying "keeping up with the Joneses" came up. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
Um, and so, that's where the saying "keeping up wi...
We judge our furniture, our clothes, our car - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
We judge our furniture, our clothes, our car
It used to be that the people around us were of similar socioeconomic background. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
It used to be that the people around us were of similar soci...