Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor
by mc32 on Friday November 14, 2025 @06:06PM
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It is —but there are also the Amish and others like them who do lots of things manually and try to avoid many modern conveniences. I don’t think they live poor lives. Definitely better than the poor in the countryside who don’t have the same ingrained customs who often need government help.
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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor
by Paradigm2020 on Friday November 14, 2025 @08:02PM
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97% of amish use washing machines...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish
There is a reason
See also Ted talk about best invention ever by factfulness guy