With the arrival of her Netflix special, thought I'd dust off one of my hottest takes: Marie Kondo as consumerist nightmare. ➡️
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This is a very interesting take! I don't know how to reconcile the high future discounting of KonMari with e.g. a "Lindy" approach to possessions.
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Kondo writes lovingly of a raggedy old t-shirt she has. and something like a great durable pair of jeans can spark a lot of joy.
But for most, novelty will spark more joy than durability. Hard to see how KonMari does anything to challenge that mindset
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