The Emergence Machine

Simple Living

abstract · Psychology · Level 9 · E9

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Emergence definition

Simple living emerges from a mindset that values openness and transparency, where individuals reject the concept of private existence and instead focus on reducing their material possessions and dependence on technology and services, leading to a more minimalist lifestyle.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “simple living” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “simple living”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
simple living
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Post Privacy Lifestyle L3 (requires)
    post privacy lifestyle is a core concept needed to understand simple living
  • Reducing L8 (requires)
    Common practices of simple living include reducing the number of possessions one owns, depending less on technology and services, and spending less money.