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[–] 16717152? 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Yep sounds good. Go generate your own power up to the level that you can live a first world lifestyle... Good luck with that hot shower after the sun goes down in Feb. Its ALL ABOUT ENERGY. Without LENR or ZPE or whatever... A bottomless well of energy available... We will stay in the dark-ages. Produce and store all the food you need for a family of 4. See how easy it is (its not even in good conditions)
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[–] 16717226? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You're not wrong, but I feel like there are a lot of things we take for granted that aren't actually in the requirements.

For example, you can feed a lot of people with a 5gal bucket of dry beans and rice. It's not a Big Mac, sure, but it's what the pioneers lived off of.

Another example - in Japan it's standard for living spaces to go unheated. Many buildings just don't have central air. If you want heat or AC in your unit, that's on you to obtain. Their weather is a bit milder than USA, but you get my point.

More people need to understand that their iPhone and Starbucks latte are not part of a living standard.

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[–] 16717503? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I spoke so confidently because I am living off the grid and generating all my own power and about half my calories for my family. I live in a 300 sq foot cabin that I built from local materials. I heat it with wood. AC is easy as fuck. Nothing to it because when it is hot outside, there is sun to run the solar panels and easily can power an AC unit. We have AC and no electric bill every day in the summer. No problem. Hot water is really REALLY tough without fossil fuels. Not kidding, its not easy. It takes A LOT of power to heat a 20 gallon tank of water to shower temp. It takes A LOT of wood to heat that much water. Its not easy and if made easy its not cheap. 1 out of 100 people or even less would be able to survive as I do let alone live a reasonable (2nd world tier) lifestyle. I like it and think its cool and love not having any bills but to say anything even remotely close to "people can do this" is wrong. Nearly everybody would die and long before that they would rob their neighbors or just eat them.

Let your house freeze up in North Dakota or Eastern Oregon and see what you get in the spring. If you only eat beans and rice you will die a miserable death from nutrient deficiency. Pioneers had a FAR broader diet than beans and rice.

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[–] 16717205? [S] ago 

Your right, its a difficult task, but that is what humans are supposed to do.... Life is not supposed to be easy, but the harder it is the more rewarding it is, the more you learn. Pain and suffering is what makes you as a person, it is what defines you.