Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It

Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by pjc50 on Monday August 21, 2017 @06:07AM (#15063334)

> a palpable opportunity cost to accumulating stuff you don't want

Absolutely, it can be a real burden. Especially if it requires any kind of cleaning or maintenance.

Conversely the time cost of acquiring stuff has collapsed. You don't have to buy or hang onto stuff in advance of possibly requiring it if you can have it same-day shipped from Amazon.

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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by euroclydon on Monday August 21, 2017 @10:08AM (#15064723)

I mean, I have a big problem with the, buy-throw-away-then-buy-again cycle too. We need to reduce consumption to ease environmental externalities.

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