Miriam Meissner

Less Is Not Enough examines the rise of minimalist self-help, showing how it depoliticises middle-class frustrations with capitalist exploitation, and proposes a cultural strategy to channel minimalist desires into a more radical, postgrowth politics. In the past decade, minimalist self-help has exploded, from tidying guides to media detoxes which promise to help affluent middle classes navigate a world of excess—too...

Less Is Not Enough examines the rise of minimalist self-help, showing how it depoliticises middle-class frustrations with capitalist exploitation, and proposes a cultural strategy to channel minimalist desires into a more radical, postgrowth politics. In the past decade, minimalist self-help has exploded, from tidying guides to media detoxes which promise to help affluent middle classes navigate a world of excess—too...