https://www.reddit.com/r/simpleliving/comments/1j053gl/the_otherside/
created by Carrie865 on 28/02/2025 at 10:58 UTC
0 upvotes, 5 top-level comments (showing 5)
I found this sub-reddit, and I am huge on simple living. I was raised simple. I have stayed that way for the most part. My husband is pretty simple too. I am under assumption there might be a few people here who have gone from the material life to the simple life in this sub. People who have found minimalism/simple living. I am hoping you can answer this question...
How do people find trends/popular items/items before they are popular? I have a friend who shops every single day. She has everything before it becomes popular and she told me she likes to have two of everything. Her house is hoarded with stuff she doesn't need or even want. She is constantly selling her used items on FB because she needs more money for more junk and needs to clean out a room LOL. We both just had babies. Of course me being the simple person I am (also unknowing of stuff), I borrowed things from my sister and my friend. I bought the things that came from Amazon and the household names that you know such as Graco and Chicco. She has all these deemed "luxury" brands (probably junk made by liars) that you don't see in stores that are special online. I scroll social media frequently and I still don't see these named items or advertisements. I don't want to ask her how she knows all about this stuff because she acts like she wants to be minimalist and is stressed over money. Her shopping is impulsive. I also follow a YouTuber who just had a baby and she seems to always have a lot of high-end things that are not advertised much. For example, a $200 floor mat for a baby to play on. Her baby isn't even big enough to be down in the floor. I was stoked to find a cheap $15 ALDI floor mat. How do people find out about all these outside brands and how do they keep up with it? Or that lifestyle? I see people buying things I wouldn't imagine needing or spending a lot of money on, but they do. How are they doing that on the other side away from simple living? Maybe I just live under a rock. Maybe I am just a new mom.
Comment by Necessary_Chip9934 at 28/02/2025 at 11:54 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
They make a video with the cool items and then return them. Or, they are sponsored. It's not reality and not anything you want to emulate.
Comment by PerpetualBlackSec at 28/02/2025 at 13:57 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Most likely they're terminally online, looking at trend analytics, following already established influencers, etc. Absolute insanity but hey, it's what our consumer economy thrives on and is generally great for the stock market. My investment accounts are grateful for this absurd yet deeply engrained cultural behavior
Comment by kadevha at 28/02/2025 at 11:49 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It could be that they follow different influencers than you? Some do higher end "hauls." I hate the haul videos because it's just more junk added to someone's life and, eventually, to the landfill.
Comment by hotflashinthepan at 28/02/2025 at 16:05 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Likely just an algorithm that sends them down a different rabbit hole from you. They are obviously looking for this stuff and you are not. I guess my question is are these items actually “popular” or are they just well-advertised? “Influencer” is just another name for spokesperson. Just because they make it seem like everybody has or is buying these things doesn’t mean everybody actually is.
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