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Originally Posted by Sparrow
I disagree they give the impression of being against consumerism - they're switching to digital consumerism where possible, but it's still consumerism.
"I think the shift to all digital formats in all methods and forms of media consumption is inevitable and coming very quickly," said Mr Sutton.
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The kind of thing that I meant was
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The tech-savvy Los Angeles "transplant" credits his external hard drives and online services like iTunes, Hulu, Flickr, Facebook, Skype and Google Maps for allowing him to lead a minimalist life.
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Is it really a minimalist life? To me, that implied a kind of asceticism, that they were promoting with the way in which the article was presented - with his empty cell-like room.
But they're not being minimalist, they're still - as you say - consuming, but digitally. Anyway, the fact is that it struck me in this way - that they were flaunting their spartan lifestyle whilst actually giving up nothing at all (and in fact looking rather privileged). Of course, my impression may be wrong, and they might in fact be wonderful people who are simply promoting a switch to digital media.