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Flexing by owning nothing, wanting less, and judging everyone with a couch.
means A practice of deliberately denying yourself comfort, pleasure, or possessions, usually in pursuit of spiritual or moral discipline.
from From Greek 'askesis,' meaning 'exercise' or 'training' — originally used for athletes drilling their bodies into shape. Early Christian and other religious thinkers borrowed the word to describe training the soul instead of the body: fasting, poverty, and self-denial as reps at the spiritual gym. The couch-judging came later, free of charge.
- etymology
- from greek askesis, meaning athletic training
- cross-cultural
- monks, stoics, sufis all independently invented self-denial
- irony
- renouncing desire still requires intense disciplined desire
- modern echo
- minimalism is asceticism with better lighting and a instagram