Chayka argues that minimalism is conflated with self-optimization.

洽卡认为，极简主义与自我优化已被混为一谈。

Chayka does see merit in some aspects of living a minimalist life.

洽卡确实看到了极简主义生活在某些方面的优点。

What got on Chayka's nerves were bloggers bragging about who owns the least.

让洽卡感到不安的是，博主们在博客上吹嘘谁拥有的东西最少。

" It is a way of controlling the environment around you… it's a way of almost purifying your surroundings and not letting out anything else, " Chayka told The Current's Anna Maria Tremonti.

" 这种生活方式在于要控制你周围的环境… … 几乎是要净化周围的一切，而不增添任何别的东西。" 洽卡告诉音乐电台" The Current" 的安娜·玛丽亚·特莱蒙蒂。

From tiny houses to micro-apartments to high-end condo-sized couches, living your best minimalist life has become a form of consumerism in its own way — available only to those who can afford buying expensive modern furniture, according to Chayka.

洽卡认为，从小房子到微型公寓再到适合高端公寓大小的沙发，过上自己所能过的最好的极简主义生活，已经自成一种消费主义的形式——只有那些能够为昂贵的现代家具买单的人才能过上这种生活。