In defense of not decorating

“Your dorm room looks like a mental asylum” is a thing that people irl feel way too comfortable saying to me. It’s true, I don’t decorate my dorm. My room at home has plenty of posters, but when did we decide it was a necessity to pack a bunch of posters (which you somehow have to avoid getting creased in transit), drag them halfway across the country, put them up, and then 9 months later take them all back down, repack them, and bring them home to start the cycle over again? In an environment where they can fine me $100 for scratching the paint, which is literally the thinnest, crappiest paint ever. It’s like the consistency of white-out. I’ve seen fingernail polish that was more durable. The more stuff you bring, the longer it takes to unpack when you arrive and repack when you leave. And considering that move-out and finals are the same week, you don’t want to be spending any more time packing than you absolutely have to. I’m not a minimalist by any definition, but I definitely…