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Nothing I aspired to own myself, but it was pretty impressive
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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Nothing I aspired to own myself,but it was pretty impressive

Nothing I aspired to own myself,
but it was pretty impressive

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Nothing I aspired to own myself, but it was pretty impressive.
Duration
5 seconds
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46
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:23
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
And then, one day, we started to work on this really, really nice house. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
And then, one day, we started to work on this really, really...
It wasn't like a multi-million-dollar nice house, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
It wasn't like a multi-million-dollar nice house,
The walls in their home, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
The walls in their home,
And the stuff in their home, it filled every nook and cranny. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
And the stuff in their home, it filled every nook and cranny...
I pictured how happy I would be if I could just own a house like that, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
I pictured how happy I would be if I could just own a house ...
So, I turned to my dad and I asked him, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:21
So, I turned to my dad and I asked him,
Then, during my senior year of high school, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
Then, during my senior year of high school,
So I told him, "I don't know what I'm going to do, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
So I told him, "I don't know what I'm going t...
We got sales jobs and we started earning 50 grand. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We got sales jobs and we started earning 50 grand.
And thank goodness, I found out what had happened. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
And thank goodness, I found out what had happened.
So I thought to myself, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
So I thought to myself,
Or maybe 90,000, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
Or maybe 90,000,
Maybe that was happiness." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
Maybe that was happiness."
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.