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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

I-I think about my household growing up,and we had so much stuff, because we took every...

I-I think about my household growing up,
and we had so much stuff, because we took every single thing
that was offered to us

Full Transcript

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I-I think about my household growing up, and we had so much stuff,
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because we took every single thing that was offered to us.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:49
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.
In fact, it was just clutter, and it did not add any value. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
In fact, it was just clutter, and it did not add any value.
As we get more space, we fill it with more things. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
As we get more space, we fill it with more things.
As we get more things, we need more space, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
As we get more things, we need more space,
And we never really stop to question, "What is essential? What is necessary?" - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
And we never really stop to question, "What is essentia...
I was the youngest director in my company's 140-year history, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
I was the youngest director in my company's 140-year hi...
The luxury cars, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
The luxury cars,
I guess you could say I was living the American dream. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
I guess you could say I was living the American dream.
But then, my mom died… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
But then, my mom died…
And these two events forced me to look around - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
And these two events forced me to look around
I realized I was so focused on so-called success, and achievement, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
I realized I was so focused on so-called success, and achiev...
I might have been living the American dream, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
I might have been living the American dream,
It took getting everything I thought I wanted - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
It took getting everything I thought I wanted
[woman] Corporations and the drive for corporate profit - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
[woman] Corporations and the drive for corporate profit
The way corporations are structured in this country - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
The way corporations are structured in this country
A corporation's primary obligation is to their shareholders, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
A corporation's primary obligation is to their sharehol...
I-I don't think the problem has much to do with how much we're growing, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:14
I-I don't think the problem has much to do with how muc...
We talk about being in a free market - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We talk about being in a free market
Because you just have one or two large institutions - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
Because you just have one or two large institutions
And so, manipulation of… of our interests, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
And so, manipulation of… of our interests,
[man] Marketers are really impressive in their ability to manipulate the mind, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:12
[man] Marketers are really impressive in their ability to ma...