Are these "narcissists" insulting you for your own subjective preference for anti-minimalism?
Persephonee · 26-30, F
@ThirstenHowl That's a perfectly valid point, and I have no defence for my lack of charity.
But I also got there first.
But I also got there first.
Hireath · 36-40, M
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fun4us2b · M
Great post!
I also prefer color and the imperfections of an older home. Many still appreciate it - and many just don't even know...
I also prefer color and the imperfections of an older home. Many still appreciate it - and many just don't even know...
ArishMell · 70-79, M
Interesting point!
It is of course a matter of taste, but I suspect the worst "Minimalists" in decor, etc. are ones who can make money from their own tastes.
Estate-agents do love orthodoxy. I encountered this personally when viewing one home.
The house was built in the 1960s. "Of course, this will need replacing", said the agent, in front of the seller.
"Why?" I asked. "Ther's nothing wrong with it. In fact it's a damn' site better design and probably a lot better made, than the modern stuff!"
"This" was the sink unit, with its 1960s roll-top, one-piece sink and draining boards that cover the entire top of a wooden frame, instead of the modern style using a sink cut into the surface of a chipboard box. I proceeded to explain the engineering and functional problems with the "modern" form to the baffled agent.
"And of course you'd need replace those high-level cupboards", he turned to.
"Why?"
"Well, they are sagging!" he pointed out.
That was true, but not seriously; but he had not expected me to say they were easy to repair. I had to explain, very simply, how. He gawped at me, clearly out-paced by a potential buyer who knows things can be repaired, and how to repair them.
I decided the man, probably not even born when this kitchen was fitted, had no practical knowledge about buildings and their fittings; probably has no idea how to screw two pieces of wood together. The only point we agreed on was the colour of the walls, a rather cold blue.
I didn't in the end buy, for various reasons nothing to do with the fittings and fixtures, but looking at home advertisements does suggest the whole estate-agency trade relies on imposed fashion cliches.
It is of course a matter of taste, but I suspect the worst "Minimalists" in decor, etc. are ones who can make money from their own tastes.
Estate-agents do love orthodoxy. I encountered this personally when viewing one home.
The house was built in the 1960s. "Of course, this will need replacing", said the agent, in front of the seller.
"Why?" I asked. "Ther's nothing wrong with it. In fact it's a damn' site better design and probably a lot better made, than the modern stuff!"
"This" was the sink unit, with its 1960s roll-top, one-piece sink and draining boards that cover the entire top of a wooden frame, instead of the modern style using a sink cut into the surface of a chipboard box. I proceeded to explain the engineering and functional problems with the "modern" form to the baffled agent.
"And of course you'd need replace those high-level cupboards", he turned to.
"Why?"
"Well, they are sagging!" he pointed out.
That was true, but not seriously; but he had not expected me to say they were easy to repair. I had to explain, very simply, how. He gawped at me, clearly out-paced by a potential buyer who knows things can be repaired, and how to repair them.
I decided the man, probably not even born when this kitchen was fitted, had no practical knowledge about buildings and their fittings; probably has no idea how to screw two pieces of wood together. The only point we agreed on was the colour of the walls, a rather cold blue.
I didn't in the end buy, for various reasons nothing to do with the fittings and fixtures, but looking at home advertisements does suggest the whole estate-agency trade relies on imposed fashion cliches.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Persephonee Oh, the desire for the "New Thing" is by no means 21C! It was ever thus: the wish to be fashionable seems always to have been a human trait.
cloudgirl1 · 31-35, F
SinlessOnslaught · M
Persephonee · 26-30, F
@SinlessOnslaught There is being tidy...and avoiding being human, and so much today seems the latter
Ultra-flat user interfaces is another massive bugbear of mine. Genuinely one of the reasons I like SW is its colour and layout is far more cheerful than any other SM site I've come across - and which proves you can have off-white as principal colour without feeling like you're in a modern art gallery)
Ultra-flat user interfaces is another massive bugbear of mine. Genuinely one of the reasons I like SW is its colour and layout is far more cheerful than any other SM site I've come across - and which proves you can have off-white as principal colour without feeling like you're in a modern art gallery)
Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M
onewithshoes · 26-30, F
@Fukfacewillie
Indeed, who wants to be reproached by the mess left in the kitchen whilst trying to relax in the sitting room?😣
Indeed, who wants to be reproached by the mess left in the kitchen whilst trying to relax in the sitting room?😣
onewithshoes · 26-30, F
Hireath · 36-40, M
@onewithshoes I would
InstructHer · 61-69, M
OogieBoogie · F
Ambroseguy80 · 56-60, M
SchoolBelle · 61-69, F
Persephonee · 26-30, F
@SchoolBelle For 'emotional enema' 🤣 It's better than the original lol
SchoolBelle · 61-69, F
@Persephonee You planted the idea in my head - so you must share the credit.