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Everyone is not the same, but there is also no questioning the fact the humans are intensely social animals. Tying not socializing to an ideology so that you define it as your identity isn’t healthy.
Comment by rationalunicornhunt at 26/01/2025 at 20:47 UTC
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Who says I'm trying to define it as my identity....minimalism is not my identity. It's a tool I use to help me discern what's important to ME versus what isn't important to ME.
You're projecting and responding to things I didn't say...
I am intensely social...but I like socializing more closely to a limited number of people that I choose to have in my life. End of story.
Please respect that everyone has different needs. Thanks and have a great day. I am not here to argue with you and your strawmen....I literally never claimed that socializing isn't important or that we're not social....just that every person has a different capacity and level of desire when it comes to socializing.
Comment by rationalunicornhunt at 26/01/2025 at 20:47 UTC
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and minimalism is not an ideology to me....like I said, it's just a useful tool to measure what's valuable to me personally.
Comment by Brillini at 28/01/2025 at 20:19 UTC
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I'd say being social animals really means we come with the potential to develop various kinds of brain tools to function in groups and enjoy the pros more than the cons. Our networking ways can be different enough from a personal pov, but we still choose to join structured social arrangements and keep all the amenities rather than flee to the mountains to live off our fav tree forever. I wouldn't worry about this kind of minimalism, looks like it just matches this person's needs without spoiling their ability to take advantage of the group thingy