Heinlein called it cubic, space, that is. this too is a balance of space and the things that take up space, that we need to live. in America there is a campaign to classify ownership of property as mental illness, hoarding.
minimalism, decluttering, hoarding, and decreasing your footprint (carbon or otherwise), all of this is to condition us to accept less in the way of property rights.
there is, of course, a need for space in which to live. there is a use for removal of clutter, too much of which has been shown to increase stress. minimalism is a peaceful aesthetic.
all of this leads to the need for thoughtful balance.
Yes I must admit to being a bit of a hoarder, but balance is certainly desirable!
These days I aim to do my hoarding digitally which is pretty good for space, so I have 10,000 eBooks, and 1500 albums. Although we do have more than a dozen computers and 30+ hard drives :) so there may be a flaw in my plan.
This raspberry pi is the smallest one.
i agree about the increase in keeping digital information. i have about ten terabytes of my digital collections. i couldn't afford a place large enough to keep all of that in the form of actual books, but i could carry my library away in just an oversized suitcase.
the majority of my property is actual tools that i use to make life happen. from hammers and screwdrivers to pots and pans, the amount of things we use to make life happen can be unwieldy, but unless we desire to be monastic hermits living in one room cells, the balance must be reached.
i've been watching the raspberry pi's get smaller, and cheaper. soon the controllers will have lost all control. the amount of knowledge that is within the average person's reach is unfathomable. if we can only get the tools of understanding distributed widely enough, liberty will be ours, and scarcity will be a thing of the past, then we may be free of this drive to acquire and store.