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The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities

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  1. Jaauthor · · focus · HN ↗
    Taking this moment to remind everyone that 'Swedish death cleaning' is a healthy, holistic way to not give a storage unit your money.

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    1. dylan604 · · focus · HN ↗
      I&#x27;m in the midst of trying to decide on getting a storage unit or totally downsizing like this. To the point I was thinking of asking my landlord who they would use if a tenant died and left their rental property full of stuff just to see who I could call to make it all go a way. A one time fee vs monthly fees seems like a decent trade off to me.
    2. AdmiralAsshat · · focus · HN ↗
      Do they blast Entombed albums while performing Swedish death cleaning?
      1. emj · · focus · HN ↗
        Anything produced by Max Martin is ok.
    3. pinkmuffinere · · focus · HN ↗
      &gt; Swedish death cleaning is a decluttering practice from Sweden that emphasizes organizing your belongings before you die

      Well I haven&#x27;t died yet, so I suppose the time is right.

    4. officeplant · · focus · HN ↗
      Apparently the Swede&#x27;s have a term for how I live my life in general. Gotta minimize the work for whoever shows up after I pull the eject lever.
    5. abraxas · · focus · HN ↗
      And a somewhat lighthearted meme to go with it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.redd.it&#x2F;v8h0q00xs2371.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.redd.it&#x2F;v8h0q00xs2371.jpg
    6. 0xDEAFBEAD · · focus · HN ↗
      200 years later: &quot;Why do we have so few historical artifacts from Sweden in the early 2000s??&quot;
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