The guys who turned minimalism into a religion

I accidentally ate my cat

Imagine getting bullied as a kid being like “I heard your mom doesn’t even use dawn dish soap you fucking peasant!”

just feels like postmodernism to me...

But I like stuff lmao. I don’t want my house looking bare. I like my copious amounts of pop vinyls and sweaters

3:22 legitimately thought a commercial started and I tried to skip it then you popped up and it scarred me

Fun fact! Matt D'Avella, who has the great minimalism youtube videos, directed and edited the 'Less is Now' documentary and the original Minimalism documentary

Ok but MAXIMALIST SUPREMACY

I used to go to church with my grandpa and then the pastor would actual talk about his life on how he is so blessed to find god 💀

"Don't even get me STARTED on Mom's bedroom..."

if anyone wants to watch a really thrilling doc about minimalism watch 'the church of stop shopping' it is an absolutely wild time

The pinnacle of good parenting is to buy that dish soap your kids demand.

"I will not be loved if I don't have this toothpaste." You will not be loved if your breath smells like shit.

Very well said! I was wondering why it felt off, and its because I've seen it all before! Even there podcasts are half just input by the audience! Thank you for this video!

2:42 if Drew had a meth addiction.

I wish the documentary was called "Broke: An Aesthetic"

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Oh my god it's Matt and Ryan from SuperMega!

Moral of the story: I still want my Chanel bag 🥴

"WE HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF!" That's the definition of a first world problem

I used to be a really big fan of them and I do still agree with the philosophy in general... however, it really twisted my mind into thinking, as someone who is essentially unemployed and is on benefits, all I need to be happy and save money is just to not consume and have stuff. Because even though I essentially have no money, I'm living this etheral life. Which is kind of dangerous? I just threw out heaps of shit that materially brought me no happiness sure, but when you live close to the poverty line and your possessions (especially clothes which other people see) are the only semblance of a secure and "normal" life, it makes me so mad that they, who were on six-figure incomes before they dived into this, are profiting off my adoption of this philosophy. It just REEKS of (very white) privilege.

Thank you for articulating the issue I've had with these 2 guys since day 1

i hate the documentary so much its funny

They made us watch this in school

It was so scripted. And yes the way it was shot with them speaking with the dim lights was like all these Pinterest churches. This documentary wasn’t needed. The principle is sound but ugh they let me down.

Sorry grandma, I miss you, but I don't NEED your ashes

the whole time watching i was thinking damn this is just marie kondo but worse 😭

For me minimalism was about what I could learn to do myself rather than buy. I learned a LOT about stuff I never thought I could do! And I can say to this day, they never found the bodies.

10;04 34?! I'm sorry ma'am you look 50 :/

I used to listen to their podcast when they were starting getting recognition and enjoyed it but then I was put off by things such as: 1. podcast contained Q&A from their tour which was same stuff every episode 😩 2. They talked a lot about not wanting to interview anyone then all of a sudden they move to LA to interview other podcasters duplicating what has already been said 😑 3. Their fascination with LA went bizarre given how much they claimed to love Montana 🙄

Him being a preacher was awesome, great laugh

They are vague because they don't actually live a minimalist lifestyle. That's why they are squeezing out as much money as they can.

Even minimalism is capatalistic... the irony

“I want it and i want it nOw” Sounds like a spoiled kid at a toy store 😃👍

First time noticing the Circa Survive album in the background. I knew I liked you for a reason.

ik thats how it works google listened to my best friend talking about you every single day so it recommended your channel

Thumbs up for the one second of Defying Gravity!

He looks like JennxPenn

I went into their documentary excited, hoping it would be like Marie Kondo. It made me so minimalist, I gave little to no fuck about the empty documentary. Like, sure, I liked them during their tedtalk days but they really need some substance and fresh new specific idea to approach minimalism already if they want to make a new documentary, if not, then just why bother.

yeah, that was one weird documentary, with the echo and spiritual music

I actually liked their first Ted Talk but they got weirder and weirder over time until their message became a complete turnoff.

Mabye if I stop breathing then the little time I have left will be the happiest moments in the universe :D

my best friend and I watched their original documentary in high school and it made our brains so wormy like we continue to feel bad everytime we buy anything

I think they should stop producing documentaries, and writing books. Their message is very repetitive.

i had to write a paper in English about these peoples ted talk

It's Buddhism taught by Beavis n Butthead.

I live in a 3rd world country. I am not poor, and yet, I'm much more "minimalist" that those two jackasses.

So Netflix will spend cash on this crap & not give us a 2nd season of Bodyguard!?

Partake in minimalism... by buying all our identical books and documentaries to clutter your home with.

Marie Kondo's take on decluttering (which is a subsection of minimalism) is milder and more of a "breath of fresh air." this documentary however feels so intense, forced and culty lmao

Instructions unclear, mistakenly sold my mom

I read the Minimalism book and it was my only 1 star of last year. Truly awful and exactly the same as these documentaries sound 😂

Next goes the clothes...

I’m so glad you made this video. I fucking saw this one awhile but couldn’t finish it because it sucked ass

Did anyone else had the impulse to buy something from amazon after this documentary? I swear that it looks like they were sponsores by Amazon.

This minimalist trend is one of biggest BS I've ever seen in recent years. EEprojectsrs go: "Look at my minimalist closet", and the guys shows like 50 shirts, 30 pairs of shoes, 25 pairs of pants... Dude, if you're a minimalist, you would 7 shirts, two pairs of shoes and two pairs of shoes.

I swear this guy is adam sandlers friend!

The leader of hippi movement or anything like that, earned tons of money from the ridiculous cult movement, the same can be said to these Hypocrite

Phonies. It was evident they are full of crap.

Almost all the faux minimalist I encountered look down on people who buy stuff even if it’s a need. They just like shoving their minimalism down our throats.

Not gonna lie I thought it was goodmen for a year

You did NOT just cut that wack-ass monologue into the climactic final chorus of Defying Gravity

Just found this YT channel i guess it’s time to binge watch every video

þis is so weird. . .

Minimalism is the new vegan.

The director, Matt D'Avella, got so embarassed with the final result that he left the country and moved to Australia

i've watched this video about 20 times at this point

This wasn’t a doco about minimalism it was a doco about The Minimalists in identical terms as the last doco!! So boring and disappointing. LOVED your video to know I’m not alone in my disappointment. I recommend the documentary The True Cost if you want to learn more about the dangers of fast fashion and consumerism generally, and of course Marie Kondo for a how to of minimalism.

I love the message of minimalism, but of course there's always people who took it to the extreme🙄

Be minimal. Tiny word.

If your a minimalist an you have hair?!? Do away with the unnecessary like hair...u dnt need hair

Okay, these aliens are trying to tell us something here

REE

Matt D'Avella would like to know your location

The answer you're looking for isn't Minimalism. It's actually Moderation. I didn't come up with this. Buddha did.

Matt is actually the film director of the these documentaries

I thought this documentary would help my life, which sounds great....but, it wasn’t really helpful, at all.

they do sound like pyramid scheme sellers

Okay that’s a lil extreme. Talking about getting the “right kind of toothpaste” wtf lmaooo

I mean minimalism in theory is kind of obvious things we kinda knew already. “Material things can’t buy happiness” etc It’s like Yeahh I know that. But I’ve always been poor so I’m pretty sure if I were rich I’d be pretty stoked

Dis is minimlst comnt

the guy at 1:58 has the exact same cadence as beck bennett on SNL doing a pretentious character

Get away from me I don’t want to join your cult

Yo his mom's name is "Mom", that's crazy

If people are buying all 4 of their books, they’re probably not very good minimalists 😬

Is it just me or does the blonde guy kinda look like an older and more wrinkly drew?

This is like if young Christopher Walken and surfer Kyle Mooney became preachy minimalists.

I love how the sponsorship clip is actually entertaining. Great job, Drew!

the blond dude sounds like how drew talks in his bits

Don’t be a hoarder but don’t be a minimalist either JUST BUY NORMAL STUFF

Americans take everything, empty its core values, and make it superficial. Everything is a product

Pretty sure these two guys still has their appendix.

U can't fool me Danny!

My friend refers to her parents as "mom" and "dad" too instead of "my mom" or "my dad" and it drives me crazy lol

The whole documentary was just a 90 min amazon ad.

same cadence as.................... vsauce

These dudes come off as incredibly pretentious to me and it's interesting that I'm not alone. I like Matt but I couldn't finish the damn thing and it's a shame. I'm a minimalist myself to an extent but this was pretty tacky

4:14 My family has that exact placemat, but red and square

What if I love my random crap

They paid me in nickles!

8:35 is what my nightmares are made out of