RE: Making the Choice... Not to Choose - @ecotrain Question of the Week
This has been an interesting topic to read the different takes on! I think I would agree with you in your assessment, in that I am not quite sure how to feel about some of it, haha! I definitely think having options is a good thing, but then too much really can be overwhelming. I would say in certain aspects I would prefer less choice. Like in clothing--I am definitely trying to embrace more minimalism in my wardrobe, though it is hard in the Western world where you are bombarded with fast fashion. It definitely simplifies my week when I just go ahead and pick out my outfit for each day and don't have to worry about it the rest of the week. I do also think less choice with food can be a good thing. I love to meal prep on Sundays/Mondays, so just like with the clothes I don't have to think I can just grab and go knowing I have healthy meals ready. But then when I go to the farmers market I love having options to buy all kinds of different fresh local produce, so in that case lots of choices are awesome. In that case, too, just having the choice of buying local vs going to the chain supermarket is a wonderful option to have. There are a whole lot of other areas I could think about, but I don't want to write a full post in your comment section, haha! Thanks for getting me to think about my own opinion on this, though. :)
Yeah, I agree. Being, relatively, quite low income ironically allows me a good distance from most of that cosmetic choice I mention, as I just buy food/goods that are cheapest and don't think about it. Lol, for example the last time I bought clothes was nearly a year ago. I just don't think about that stuff anymore, like shopping for pleasure... it just doesn't register. I shop only out of necessity. Sometimes I do miss that feeling of being able to just buy whatever I want, but when I worked a salary job I ended buying a load of crap I didn't want or need just out of dissatisfaction and stress relief.
Choice is a double edged sword I think, I do also think that the mainstream drive of consumerism causes a lot of people to spend most of their lives swimming in a sea of constant distractions of choices. So many people are completely wrapped up in the things they identify with. They spend a lot of their lives focusing on these cosmetic choices, living quite a superficial life.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment @plantstoplanks. It's made me confirm my thoughts about this subject beyond what I expressed in the article :)