Minimalists and Hoarders (with Michael Easter)

10/02/2025 55 min Episodio 984
Minimalists and Hoarders (with Michael Easter)

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Episode Synopsis

Why do we buy stuff we don't need? Maybe for the same reason that some people can't stand stuff at all. Listen as author Michael Easter speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how two seemingly opposed approaches to our possessions--minimalism and hoarding--may stem from the same impulse to cope with uncertainty. They also discuss the downsides of minimalism and how to figure out whether we're really buying the right things.