Another form of harmful brainwashing

 The minimalist movement in North America has become another example of harmful brainwashing that causes significant damage to the environment.

                 Minimalists brag about how much they have thrown out,oblivious to the environmental damage that massive decluttering causes and the pernicious effects on climate change it has.

               Even donating items to charities is not always the answer.Two thirds of the clothes donated to charities in North America are thrown out and many charities throw out 50 per cent of the book donations they receive.

           The minimalist movement oversells a very simplistic message and that simplistic message is not appealing or realistic for many people in a modern,complex world.

            The more people discard perfectly good items the more they buy new stuff and the cycle of overconsumption continues to the detriment of the environment.