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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Maybe that was happiness." Whatever happiness was, I knew, once I got there,I'd finally...

Maybe that was happiness." Whatever happiness was, I knew, once I got there,
I'd finally feel free

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Maybe that was happiness."
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Whatever happiness was,
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I knew, once I got there, I'd finally feel free.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:19
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 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,
And when there wasn't enough cash in the bank, I paid for expensive meals, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
And when there wasn't enough cash in the bank, I paid f...
[man] One thing I think is unique is - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
[man] One thing I think is unique is
I think it's only people who grew up in the American dream - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
I think it's only people who grew up in the American dr...
[Annie] People in the US work longer hours than almost any industrialized country, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
[Annie] People in the US work longer hours than almost any i...
We work as long hours as people did during feudal society. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We work as long hours as people did during feudal society.
We're commuting longer hours than ever before, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
We're commuting longer hours than ever before,
We're losing the stuff that actually makes us happy - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
We're losing the stuff that actually makes us happy
Um, we're losing that - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Um, we're losing that
[Erwin] What you don't want in your life is this endless horizon of aspiration. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
[Erwin] What you don't want in your life is this endles...
I need more success, more income, more wealth, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
I need more success, more income, more wealth,
When we get all of the things that we want, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
When we get all of the things that we want,
After a few months of that, you normalize it, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
After a few months of that, you normalize it,
And so, really what the American dream is is this sense of freedom. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
And so, really what the American dream is is this sense of f...
Now how do you get that? Just by gathering up more money? - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
Now how do you get that? Just by gathering up more money?
Not if you gather up yet more stuff - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Not if you gather up yet more stuff
And so, what happens is you have to learn to contract your, in quotes, "needs," - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
And so, what happens is you have to learn to contract your, ...
You don't have a bunch of debt pounding down on your head, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
You don't have a bunch of debt pounding down on your he...
And so, what you've done there is you gave up your independence, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
And so, what you've done there is you gave up your inde...