The Few Things I Own
I don&#x27;t believe it.  I do believe that many of these minimalists are slightly delusional.<p>They claim to not &quot;own&quot; things, but they are still using things.  Sometimes that means greater consumption.  Not owning a towel is cool, until you start drying yourself with paper towels at the gym (I saw this today).  Not owning tools is cool, if you are rich&#x2F;well-connected enough to find someone to fix all your stuff.  I own a small mountain of tools, but also haven&#x27;t had need of a professional plumber or carpenter is years.  When my office chair or laptop breaks, I&#x27;m able to fix it myself.  Reuse is better than recycling.  Sometimes that means owning tools.  (I carry a set of screwdrivers even in my laptop carry-on.)<p>And all the stuff in the OP looks far too new.  It doesn&#x27;t show much wear and tear.  So either it isn&#x27;t being used, or these things are being replaced too soon.  I own many shirts.  Some are shiny and new.  I wear those when I want to look good.  I have other shirts for daily use.  Eventually the shiny ones become daily shirts.  I own more shirts, but I consumer fewer because I find uses for shirts that a minimalist would throw away prematurely.  That makes me the better minimalist because, over the years, I will consumer far fewer.