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[Ryan] It could have been that we were both from broken homes
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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

It could have beenthat we were both from broken homes and didn't have much money growing...

[Ryan] It could have been
that we were both from broken homes and didn't have much money growing up, or maybe it was that we were
the two fattest kids in our grade, but we just hit it off,
and we became best friends

Full Transcript

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[Ryan] It could have been that we were both from broken homes
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and didn't have much money growing up,
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or maybe it was that we were the two fattest kids in our grade,
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but we just hit it off, and we became best friends.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:18
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.
[Joshua] When we were growing up, I feel like we could've used minimalism, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
[Joshua] When we were growing up, I feel like we could'...
It's interesting, because when you're poor, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
It's interesting, because when you're poor,
I-I think about my household growing up, and we had so much stuff, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
I-I think about my household growing up, and we had so much ...
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