Why we need to live with less

backseatLover12

Pretty interesting.


http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsibl ... nfographic

hedonist

I'd love to live without the Wright quote and sign-up! popup that won't go away and is preventing me from fully-appreciating the link

Carlin did a classic piece on stuff. Puts a lot of shit into perspective.

For us, living in a very small space forces us not to accumulate too much, and clean out the unnecessary on a regular basis. I like where our focuses are.

Everyone's got different priorities though. Some live to shop, some live to post pictures of themselves and their meals, some people consume (maybe to fill a void, who knows)...etc.

I don't see the mindset changing anytime soon.

Pap

Very interesting! :thumbup:

ajedigecko

I was about to clicl the "shop" link at the top and buy me some stuff.

Luckily i saw this topic.

brianlux

Less is great. I have a lot of stuff which comes as part of running my own business and really enjoying my books and records but the happiest I've been as far as having stuff goes was four periods in my life when everything I owned I could pack into my car or van. That was very cool! Most stuff is just burdensome and puts a strain on natural resources.

bootlegger10

Four walls, a roof, and a guitar.

Pap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6iwP9Ux3A

backseatLover12

I was talking to a new neighbor a few months ago, she was from the UK. She was telling us what it was like to live in Europe; MUCH small living space, washer/dryer was stacked units located in kitchen. She was kinda disgusted with how much wasted space we live with in America, although she likes the spread out countryside where we live. "Unnecessary" and "just more to clean" is what she kept saying. I can understand and agree with her!

unsung

I'm in clean up mode. What I can't sell, I give away. What I can't give away, I recycle or throw out. I've got about thirty 18g Rubbermaid containers with stuff in them to still go through.

My only purchases have been groceries, preps, silver, gun stuff, and camping gear. Electronics, furniture, clothes, and non-essential items will soon be gone.

I CAN NOT wait to move. I need a job first though.

Pap

backseatLover12 wrote:

... Washer/dryer was stacked units located in kitchen.

I live in UK and I absolutely hate this. I grew up in Greece where it's kind of rare to find a washing machine in the kitchen. That's called quality of life my friend...

polaris_x

our excesses here in north america should make us all feel like shit ... but no one likes to feel like shit here so we'd rather shit on everyone else ...

this is a no brainer to anyone with any sense ... but sadly - that's not a whole lot of people these days ...

unsung

I would list stuff on eBay but that website has turned into a ripoff. They get way too large of a cut.

backseatLover12

unsung wrote:

I would list stuff on eBay but that website has turned into a ripoff. They get way too large of a cut.

That's true, it used to be nice and cheap once upon a time. Try Craigslist.

I don't even bother selling my stuff, I give it all away. For what I would make off of used clothes, outerwear and books? Not worth it!

lukin2006

Agree ...

MK13579

I've been running a business buying & selling storage lockers for over a year... and let me tell you... people hoard waaaaaaay too much stuff. At this point in my life, I don't want to own anything but the essentials. My goal is to sell everything and live out of an RV so I can travel. A good quote from another band (Papa Roach) "the things you own, own you"

Byrnzie

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/11/21/ ... scientists

"We Have to Consume Less": Scientists Call For Radical Economic Overhaul to Avert Climate Crisis

A pair of climate scientists are calling for what some may view as a shocking solution to the global warming crisis: a rethinking of the economic order in the United States and other industrialized nations. Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows-Larkin of the influential Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in England say many of the solutions proposed by world leaders to prevent "runaway global warming" will not be enough to address the scale of the crisis. They have called for "radical and immediate de-growth strategies in the United States, EU and other wealthy nations." Anderson says that to avoid an increase in temperature of two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the world would require a "revolutionary change to the political and economic hegemony."

polaris_x

Byrnzie wrote:

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/11/21/we_have_to_consume_less_scientists

"We Have to Consume Less": Scientists Call For Radical Economic Overhaul to Avert Climate Crisis

A pair of climate scientists are calling for what some may view as a shocking solution to the global warming crisis: a rethinking of the economic order in the United States and other industrialized nations. Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows-Larkin of the influential Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in England say many of the solutions proposed by world leaders to prevent "runaway global warming" will not be enough to address the scale of the crisis. They have called for "radical and immediate de-growth strategies in the United States, EU and other wealthy nations." Anderson says that to avoid an increase in temperature of two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the world would require a "revolutionary change to the political and economic hegemony."

like i said in the biggest scams/myths thread ...

the whole economic concept is the worlds biggest fraud ...

brianlux

"Growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
-Edward Abbey

MotoDC

MK13579 wrote:

I've been running a business buying & selling storage lockers for over a year... and let me tell you... people hoard waaaaaaay too much stuff. At this point in my life, I don't want to own anything but the essentials. My goal is to sell everything and live out of an RV so I can travel. A good quote from another band (Papa Roach) "the things you own, own you"

Haha dude you're straight out of a reality show. You really able to make money buying abandoned storage units, sight unseen?

MotoDC

brianlux wrote:

"Growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
-Edward Abbey

That's actually pretty fucking profound, all in all.

backseatLover12

MotoDC wrote:

brianlux wrote:

"Growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
-Edward Abbey

That's actually pretty fucking profound, all in all.

Indeed. Wow.