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For the first time in history, minimalists can have access to more content, stimuli, ideas and value than any clutter-junkie ever could, and at the same time we have the choice to be free from all of that data-rush at any moment. A near-endless supply of exceptional media and intimate communication can be accessed from devices that fit in our pockets, giving us access to both rich culture and the great freedom to live simply. It’s a wonderful change.
There’s a pile forming of names for a new kind of minimalist that is becoming more and more visible. Extreme lifestyle-minimalists, neo-nomads, neo-minimalists, and technomads have all been tossed around, but the core of these emerging stories is that minimalism is easier and more beneficial than ever, and people are creating vibrant lifestyles from that insight.