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Re:On a farm in Missouri, a radical experiment in self-suffi... by VikingCoder on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @07:38AM (#8393797)
"radical experiment in self-sufficiency"

"It took him two months and seven thousand dollars, most of it donated, to build the tractor."

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it does.

Also, if you find the topic interesting, I highly recommend the techno-thriller duo of books, "Daemon" and "Freedom(TM)" by Daniel Suarez. They end up touching on this topic, by the second book.

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Re:On a farm in Missouri, a radical experiment in self-suffi... by clarry on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @08:35AM (#8393959)
Perhaps your understanding of the word is a little extreme. Self-sufficiency doesn't imply everyone has to survive on their own from day zero, starting naked and fisting trees to build a crafting table...
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