RT Wolf, yes that's what "minimalism" evokes for me, too: the style of interior design, which feels stark to me and I wouldn't want to live with. Austerity, though, with it's implication of roughness or a lack of luxury, also isn't a lifestyle I'd choose.
Streamlined is the style for me. I like to live with a very few items that are either very useful or very beautiful. I like to live with lots of streaming space through which people, joy, air, and love can freely flow. My apartment is 305 square feet, so it takes constant editing to have it be as vital as I desire.
Watch out for that insidious ego, though! Believing who you are is a minimalist (or austerist, or streamlinist) is ego-identification, just as much as identifying with your stuff is.
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