People who grow up in chaotic households and dislike it/ calm households and like it tend to prefer minimalist aesthetics and design. Meanwhile people who grow up in calm households and dislike it/ chaotic households and like it tend to prefer maximalist aesthetics and design.

Yes it's stupid and reductive and probably not even a factor in taste. Infact people prefer one or the other style in different aspects too for eg minimalist clothing and maximalist interior design. And tastes change over time too, nevertheless smth about this idea just tickles my brain.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I actually see your theory as having truth to it. Not so much minimalism but systemicism (for a lack of a better word) which includes minimalism. I insert systemicism in a lot of what I do because I've seen people try to operate by a lack of protocol and fail miserably. I probably talk about systemicism enough that my Twitter profile can be taken as a lowkey manifesto for it.

(Well I almost honored my New Year's resolution of going a whole year without inventing a neologism)