tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post3259117015140918730..comments2023-10-29T01:23:25.535-07:00Comments on Beth Kephart Books: crossing from relentlessly clever toward zealously humane (reflections on Rivka Galchen)Beth Kepharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-80138477235511879062015-01-13T10:46:10.395-08:002015-01-13T10:46:10.395-08:00I really do like that last line.
I had a recent c...I really do like that last line.<br /><br />I had a recent conversation with someone, about the current fad that owning too many things is immoral and that being minimalist is the goal, the more moral position. (Of course, so much of the advice is throw out your old furniture and buy furniture that does two functions! Just a new kind of materialism.)<br /><br />Very often stuff isn't what comes between us and our life, it's part of the fabric. It's tangible memories and function and beauty and fun. <br /><br />Obviously, it can be pathological, but most people enjoy their stuff and cultivate a space full of things that represent their life, or make it easier, or help them do the things they like. (What do you mean, no kitchen needs a mandolin, o clutter article? Clearly you haven't made potato chips lately.)Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.com