NSFW Anon Archived We need to get away from a consumption based system (QRV)
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NSFW Anon Archived We need to get away from a consumption based system (QRV)
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[–] 16717077? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
We are using so-called "fossil fuels" because you can't fuel cars, boats, and planes any other way. Solar and wind power can't produce the amount of power we need.
If a car company made cars that would last a lifetime, after they sold everyone a car, they'd go out of business. Now tools are another matter, because a lot of them get lost. I still use the tools I bought 40 years ago.
I buy what I need when I need it. My last vehicle lasted about 15 or 16 years. My last winter coat was bought 20 or 25 years ago. It's in perfect shape except for fading a little.
Don't buy plastic China crap at Walmart. You don't see wealthy people buying there. They know better. That's how they're wealthy.
There's no such thing as free energy. Perpetual motion fails because of friction and other losses.
[–] 16718786? ago
Wealthy people do shop at Walmart. Pinching pennies is how you get rich. They may not buy some of Wally Worlds products but they do buy name brand shit sold at high end stores.
Craftsmen tools have a lifetime warranty for example. Samsung TV's and HP, APPLE products are cheaper too at Wally World.
[–] 16721540? ago
I've never run into any of the wealthy people who live in my area at Walmart.
Craftsman tools are sold at Sears. Walmart tools are cheap crap.
Rich people can get better deals by buying in quantity. I know one man who needed a lot of TVs for his new mansion. He got a dealer's license for the brand he wanted and bought over 50 TVs at one time. He has them in every room.
Also, the name brands at Walmart are not identical to the same models at other stores. The manufacturers make them differently in order to meet Walmart's price demands. For an example, someone on a help site said that they had bought a certain brand and model of printer at Walmart. They complained to the manufacturer that the printer didn't have one of the features that model was advertised to have. The manufacturer help person asked where he bought the printer. He said he bought it at Walmart. The rep said that was the problem, as they didn't include that feature for printers going to Walmart in order to meet their price demand.
You don't pinch pennies to get rich. You buy the best so that you only have to buy it once. You can bet that poor people replace their living room furniture many more times than rich people do.