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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

As companies continue to innovate, our ability to show restraintis getting more and more...

As companies continue to innovate, our ability to show restraint
is getting more and more difficult

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As companies continue to innovate,
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our ability to show restraint is getting more and more difficult.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:45
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.
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...
So we were like, "It's cool. We all got the same stuff." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
So we were like, "It's cool. We all got the same s...