• etherphon@midwest.social
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    4 days ago

    With this many people on the planet, the idea that every single person must have their own personal domicile otherwise they are a grand failure needs a revisit perhaps.

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      3 days ago

      I dont think there’s anything wrong with not wanting to rent, though. My dream is to have enough land to have livestock and to be able to plant what I want when I want in my garden. I believe humans are happier living together in groups/with family, but it’s also important to have a little thing to call your own even if its shared, I think.

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        3 days ago

        I mean it is doable, my brother and his wife are living out in the middle of nowhere in Montana doing just that and they are definitely not what I would call well off, it is hard work though and there is little convenience around but you get used to it. I wouldn’t mind owning a farm myself, so I could throw barn raves whenever I wanted.

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        3 days ago

        It’s great to push a narrative of bold independence because you can sell a ton more shit if everyone has their own house.