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View submission: What misunderstandings have you faced because of minimalism?
There are a lot of misconceptions about minimalism and at one point I started to apply minimalism to my care about what others think about me because of it. When they are genuinely interested about the topic and have questions I’ll answer them but most are just condescending comments and I can’t be bothered anymore.
The best was ”I feel unwelcome here when visiting you, you need to make it more of a home so people enjoy coming“. My answer was: believe it or not this is my home and I am the only one that needs to feel at home here. Would you change your home to this so I feel more comfortable visiting you? They didn’t have an answer but they never brought it up again.
Comment by Imaginary-Method7175 at 27/02/2025 at 14:13 UTC
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Weird... like does some tchotchkes make someone feel more welcome? I think they are just like you need to be more like me.
Comment by Defiant-Junket4906 at 28/02/2025 at 11:40 UTC
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That’s so real. Once you stop caring about what others think, it gets a lot easier. I’ve had people throw shade about my space, and I had to remind them—this is my space, not theirs! It’s all about being comfortable where you live, not pleasing others. Love how you handled it, though! It’s true, they wouldn’t change their home for you, so why should we do it for them?
Comment by Money-Low7046 at 27/02/2025 at 17:57 UTC
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I'm curious as to what they thought was missing to make guests feel more comfortable or welcome. Tbh, that's something I would want to learn more about. It's important to me that people I care about feel welcome in my home. I can only really see things from my own perspective, so have blind spots that I rely on others to illuminate for me.