Hmm,
You wouldn't happen to be a guy living in a lot of clutter who is
dissing other peoples choices to live without the clutter, would you?
Most of the young men I know are unable to afford true minimalist
living. It's rather pricy. Black wood (formica) and smoked glass
happen to be cheap.... I wonder if there is any connection...
Though of the few homes I've been in that have been designed in
minimalist style the mode of living is very enticing. Clean spaces and
straight lines. Odd that most of those homes are of divorced men in
their 40s and rather well off.
>From the sounds of things perhaps Ayn Rand embodies the low
maintenance philosophy. It is an easy to maintain viewpoint that,
whilst it is missing many of the essentials of living, offers a clean
structure that lets you eat out for many of the real essentials.
regards,
Ian
On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 00:15:42 +0100, you wrote:
>by the way, I've a theory that Ayn Rand tends to appeal to those at a
>certain developmental stage, in the way that black wood and smoked glass
>constitute the ultimate in interior design to young bachelors keen to reject
>their parents and have 'stylish interiors'. It's just easy enough to
>understand at that age. Bit like minimalist architecture, Bauhaus, Naziism /
>Fascism, nouvelle cuisine, the whole of 'style', Art college-chic,
>revolutionary thinking, radical solutions, belief in the idea that 'you get
>what you pay for', etc.,
>phases you have to go through, but not get stuck in.
>unless you're an aging hippy that invented something like "The Simpsons"
>cheers
>Peter Lennox
>Hardwick House
>tel: (0114) 2661509
>e-mail: peter@lennox01.freeserve.co.uk
>or:- ppl100@york.ac.uk
>
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