On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who want to be

Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by low_tech_love on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @12:01PM (#35456332)

The whole article is absurd; he has 1500 dollars of monthly income without having to pay rent. He will spend maybe 200 in groceries a month. His government provides him free health care and free education to his children. He has public transportation and bike infrastructure literally everywhere. I'd say this article makes me sick in the stomach but unfortunately I have gotten used to this.

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Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by marssaxman on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @12:48PM (#35457001)

What is absurd about it? Sounds like a pretty good life.

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Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by low_tech_love on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @02:16PM (#35458339)

Exactly.

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Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by marssaxman on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @03:57PM (#35459611)

I don't understand, then: why did you say that the article was absurd, and that it would make you feel sick, if not for the fact that "unfortunately I have gotten used to this"?

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Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by emptystation on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:43PM (#35460782)

I think what angers many people in the comments is the fact that OP is not poverty-stricken, he's a downshifter. Nothing wrong with that, just no reason to conflate the two. Downshifting is a completely different situation and lifestyle.

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Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by low_tech_love on Thursday April 06, 2023 @02:22AM (#35464858)

Because the article is supposed to talk about poverty.

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