It’s a new experience for humanity that we can, if we choose, have far more than the minimum necessary for survival, and it makes all the sense in the world that we end up with clutter as we learn how to navigate this new age. Learning involves making mistakes: buying accidental duplicates, saving hobby supplies that we will never use, and watching vegetables spoil before we can find time to cook them. This learning takes time and it can be painful, especially if we berate ourselves or each other for every misstep and consider it all a waste.
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