“Find your abundance mindset. Give away or ask for anything you want.” This is the inspiring, sweeping slogan of the Buy Nothing Project, an online community committed to exchanging free stuff among local people that was founded in 2013. A few decades into the internet era, the distribution of our excess resources online is a familiar concept: A similar platform, the Freecycle Network was founded a decade earlier in 2003; Gumtree, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are all full of people This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Nine Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 49 Karin Mamma Andersson Inside the moody, mysterious world of Sweden’s preeminent painter. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Jenny Odell The acclaimed author in search of lost time. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Amalie Smith The Danish arts writer finding clarity between the lines. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Ryan Heffington Meet the man bringing choreography, community and queer joy to the desert. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Nell Wulfhart Advice from a decision coach. Arts & Culture Fashion Issue 49 A World of Difference A fun lesson in cultural faux pas.
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