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In the year 2000 I discovered Newsgroups. I came across a group called alt.lifestyle.simplicity and briefly posted and commented on the simple life. I thought I would share with you some of my posts here.

on the 18 Sep 2000, 08:00 I wrote;

minimalism is a type of life-simplicity based upon the aesthetic, but pared-down.

At its core is the precept of “A few good things”. In this way we can satisfy our human need to ‘own’ and at the same time appreciate true beauty, which is always simple and understated.

Because ‘things’ that are outwardly simple take additional effort to achieve and more consideration in execution they invariably cost more (in time, manpower, and materials used). The offshoot of all this is additional cost.

I think we should seek to live our lives discreetly. By that I mean live well, but simply. We should not promote wealth through tacky
ostentatiousness.

minimalism is about the lean use of resources, light construction, purity of form, clean lines, and appropriateness of materials. High quality = long lifecycles.

‘Out your face’ living.