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Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't by burntoutfire on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @10:40AM (#26316402)
> As long as I have 150sqft of housing, some food and an internet connection I will be fine. I like to think about that every time I'm afraid of losing my current level of privilege.

I tend to agree, but I also need a couple of things on top of that:

- the place needs to be relatively quiet (no asshole neighbors on the other side of the wall, or a busy street)

- I need to have an access to relatively peaceful area for walks, preferably green

- I need to live in an area that's not depressing because it's decrepit or filled with aggressive idiots

- I need friends in a distance that makes seeing them often not a nuisance

Take away any of the above and I'm not doing too well long-term. Also, I suspect most people in the world are missing at least one thing from my list.

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Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't by sershe on Thursday March 04, 2021 @01:42PM (#26346355)
Some of these things are (more or less) free, some are just a matter of perspective. E.g. a place being decrepit is fine, or becomes fine over time, it just blends into the background. The noise is spot on, I guess I meant 150sqft of ok-quality housing :)
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