Okay I haven’t really thought of minimalism from the context of self-satisfaction and contentment before now, but I absolutely understand and agree with you. I guess being satisfied with what you have and not hoarding some bunch of unnecessary things count too.
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Yes, in many ways.
Possession is one of the things foremost on people's minds when they think of minimalism, but there are so many other aspects.
I think being content, and happy from within are two important abilities that minimalists tend to have.
Those are great questions that you have though.
On another subject; Poverty (living without financial means) is also different from living a minimalist lifestyle. Many poor people crave to have all the materialistic things in the world thinking that it would make their lives better. That's one of the reasons why rags to riches seldom end up in a success story... simply because of the mindset:)
Yeah I think the wiki definition clearly points that out by saying “intentionally”. Poor people are not really living by minimalism because unlike minimalist, they can’t afford the things they’re living less on, so it’s not really a choice for them. If the narrative was different for them, they’d probably buy up everything they could get their hands on.
👆 You get the point completely 👏
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