Be minimalist and not buy another minimalist book

The minimalism trend is not a new one but has caught on in the past few years with such names as Marie Kondo, Joshua Becker, Courtney Carver, and of course, these authors. Minimalism has basically become a brand to identify with as much as a way of coping with mess. I don't disagree that our society is addicted to accumulation. And I do like the concept of the title. But these books on the minimalist lifestyle are all the same—an easy structure of epiphany and aftermath, recounting the crisis that leads its author (or other examples) to minimalism, the minimalist metamorphosis, and then the positive ways the author’s (or the example's) life changed, including more money, more freedom, less stress, less distraction, less environmental impact, more contentment. They all seem to promise that if you follow this mythical just-rightness, then your life will magically be better. This one, in particular, is aimed at those in a certain income bracket living a certain kind of lifestyle, the so-called "American Dream" with the big house with the white picket fence and two-car garage. Is it ironic that the authors who are promoting minimalism want you to buy something else in order to be a "minimalist?"