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[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

the need to purge belongings is a form of clutching for control over your life, usually with the idea that one is starting anew in some way, and can be a symptom of borderline personality disorder in my experience

i wouldn't compare it to minimalism

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but holding onto stuff. That's probably a symptom of it too. So who knows.