Comment by Imaginary-Method7175 on 27/02/2025 at 14:13 UTC

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View submission: What misunderstandings have you faced because of minimalism?

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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.

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Comment by yehoshuaC at 28/02/2025 at 02:11 UTC

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For the vast majority of people across nearly all global cultures, yes. It’s not the tchotchkes per se, it’s that there is a physical representation of one’s personality. So when your personality is not having things, it’s easy to interpret as impersonal.