A Victoria man has gone two decades without money

Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by PragmaticPulp on Sunday July 25, 2021 @10:04AM (#27949241)

> People who want clean dishes will do dishes.

And people who want to eat will farm their own food? And people who want medicine will craft their own medications?

Self-sufficiency and moneyless societies are pure fantasy, unless they include giving up all modern amenities. I don’t think these people really want to return to the days of hunter gatherer lifestyles or even the days of homesteading.

It’s an extreme amount of work to be self-sufficient.

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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by LinuxBender on Sunday July 25, 2021 @10:25AM (#27949389)

To add to that it isn't even legal to be self sufficient. I know how to make several prescription drugs but the moment I provide them to anyone else or anyone finds out I make them I will be put in a cage.

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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by guerrilla on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:14PM (#27952977)

You're moving the goalpost while also adding the artificial restriction that people can't cooperate.

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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by mikem170 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:55PM (#27953291)

> I don’t think these people really want to return to the days of hunter gatherer lifestyles or even the days of homesteading.

Some people do, but we pretty much made it illegal.

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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by jamincan on Sunday July 25, 2021 @03:23PM (#27952111)

It also almost always requires a lot of land. You could not feed the globe if everyone was self-sufficient.

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