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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Marketers are really impressivein their ability to manipulate the mind, in their ability...

[man] Marketers are really impressive
in their ability to manipulate the mind, in their ability to create a need
or a perceived need out of something that was a want

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[man] Marketers are really impressive in their ability to manipulate the mind,
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in their ability to create a need or a perceived need
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out of something that was a want.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:27
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.
We live in the most advertised-to culture in the history of the world. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We live in the most advertised-to culture in the history of ...
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent telling us we need this, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent telling us we need...
[Joshua] The money spent on advertising in the United States - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
[Joshua] The money spent on advertising in the United States
And since the turn of the 21st century, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
And since the turn of the 21st century,
The result, intelligent and predictive ads - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
The result, intelligent and predictive ads
Companies have figured out how to stitch our devices together, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
Companies have figured out how to stitch our devices togethe...
Using the GPS on your devices, they can track your movement - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
Using the GPS on your devices, they can track your movement
They map these movements - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
They map these movements
And the end goal is always the same. To get you to buy more stuff. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
And the end goal is always the same. To get you to buy more ...
And one of the tricks they use is what we call deficit advertising. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
And one of the tricks they use is what we call deficit adver...
They send us advertisements - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
They send us advertisements
So, "I will not be loved if I don't have this toothpaste." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
So, "I will not be loved if I don't have this toot...
-[woman] This is gonna make you thirsty. -A perfect set for every occasion. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
-[woman] This is gonna make you thirsty. -A perfect set for ...
[Annie] This bombardment of messages that we are not enough. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
[Annie] This bombardment of messages that we are not enough.
So think about what that does to people, just every day, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
So think about what that does to people, just every day,
Your hair, your clothes, your skin, your body is not enough." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Your hair, your clothes, your skin, your body is not enough....
And because we've lost these other ways of being enough… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:12
And because we've lost these other ways of being enough...
Because we've lost those, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
Because we've lost those,
We don't really say, "Okay, I'm gonna turn stuff into my idol." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
We don't really say, "Okay, I'm gonna turn st...
But we can tell by our behaviors that that's actually what we've done. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
But we can tell by our behaviors that that's actually w...