“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 51 Emily Gernild The Danish painter breathing new life into an old medium. Arts & Culture Food Issue 51 Imogen Kwok The artist takes food styling quite literally, creating accessories out of fruits and vegetables. Arts & Culture Design Issue 51 How to Make a Chair And do it on a tiny budget. Arts & Culture Issue 51 Odd Jobs The comedian with strong opinions about your home décor. Arts & Culture Issue 51 Tall Order The hidden depths of height. Arts & Culture Films Issue 51 Vicky Krieps An interview with the actor.
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