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Reading the article and reflecting on online spaces I've visited, I think it reaches a good conclusion but stopped just short of saying it out loud: anti-consumerism is an inherently rebellious stance and the whole point of aestheticizing simple living is to make it consumable, thereby negating any possible opposition. Even the point of
is simply the perpetuation of the consumerist status quo, it's no different from "celebrity culture", the topic changes but the structure and the goal is still the same. It's the same with minimalism and minimalist furniture and aesthetics; with zero waste and/or plastic-free living and greenwashing, and the list goes on. Perhaps decluttering hasn't been taken yet? Although I see it more as an action to reach a more specific goal, so at least for me it's somewhat different. But I sadly wouldn't be surprised if someone has find a way to making the activity of decluttering an object of consumerism.