RE: A loss of legacy

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The consumerism is strong with a lot of people but it’s because a lot of them try to keep up with the Jones’ instead of trying to do their own thing. I know that’s definitely the case in America. Lots of people have to have the latest and greatest stuff. There’s no need for it.

Same thing with housing. It’s so expensive but people are always trying to get a bigger one, get one in the best location close to something. We don’t need most of that.

I refuse to buy a lot of these planned-obsolescence devices. I’ve had 2 iPhones in my life, this being the second one. I refuse to buy that Fitbit or Apple Watch. Not just for the negative health consequences of having a constant source of EMF in addition to our phones, circulating around us but because they aren’t really necessary. Looking for step count? Toss an old fashioned pedometer in your pocket for radiation free counting! I had wanted a garmin GPS watch for trail running but it’s expensive and do I really need it? No.

The best way we can affect change is to do it with our wallets. Stop buying their junk and the companies will be desperate and actually do things that benefit us. If we collectively stopped buying iPhones until they were waterproof, guess what happens? The technology for that phone to become waterproof is all of a sudden rolled out that same month.



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The consumerism is strong with a lot of people but it’s because a lot of them try to keep up with the Jones’ instead of trying to do their own thing.

I think a lot of this is engineered into us, conditioning to outdo each other - no matter the debt it incurs.

Same thing with housing. It’s so expensive but people are always trying to get a bigger one, get one in the best location close to something. We don’t need most of that.

Yep. We did go bigger, but we didn't go more expensive with ours - we decided on putting in sweat equity instead.

Stop buying their junk and the companies will be desperate and actually do things that benefit us

This is what they will have to do eventually, especially when "bailouts" are approved by the consumer, not the government..

The technology for that phone to become waterproof is all of a sudden rolled out that same month.

We have seen this with Covid, suddenly all the companies can do a lot more for their customers than previously.

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Oh man "sweat equity", now you are really investing. @thebigsweed and I have remodeled two homes, one with a huge addition that took us over three years to complete. Then we built our farm house from the ground up, while still working and living in New Jersey, that was in 1987, now retired and living on the farm, we have finally finished this project.
So worth the investment of your own time, all of our homes have made us a good deal of money.
You just have to be patient...slow and steady my friend.

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It is pretty much the only way to add value to "beat" a mortgage. A lot of people want new without recognizing that they can't really add any value to it, meaning that the gains they make over time will be eaten away as all new houses have gained similarly and most likely, by the time they sell, it needs remodeling again.

You just have to be patient...slow and steady my friend.

We are getting a lot of major things done in the beginning phases and then it will be a bit at a time for the rest. The changes we are making are things like heating system and windows which will be suitable for a few decades at least - but are very expensive outlays.

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