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64. The Weight of Things – From Physical to Digital

Shit You Don't Learn in School

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Is There a Diderot Effect to Living Out of a Backpack?

The Diderot effect makes it feel like you have to buy things for your things, says the author. "You end up accumulating a lot of stuff that has like null value or even negative value if it starts to weigh you down," he adds. But what I wanted to say is there are the essential things that you need. So if you're living out of a backpack, you really just truly have what you need to survive in a different place.

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