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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

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by Fumio Sasaki

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The reviews below imply Sasaki encourages people to own digital things (books, movies, music, scans of original documents) instead of physical things. Is this true? If we convert everything to digital we haven't actually reduced the number of things we own, have we? We've just turned them into digital clutter.
V Dollie I believe with that sentence Mr.Sasaki meant you don't need to fill up your real living space with those items and constantly take care of them physic…moreI believe with that sentence Mr.Sasaki meant you don't need to fill up your real living space with those items and constantly take care of them physically.Its unnecessary and also maybe it is a distraction or simply just taking up space. It was an advice for people who have no idea have to handle paperwork and especially elderly people who have no idea that you can save something on a cloud and have it there.(less)
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