Current Events > Ever think of living off the grid?

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I was just thinking how big business, controls so much of what we see,do ,hear, eat ect. How there is almost nothing we can do stop the powerful people from just walking all over us. However if we just quit the game. We might not win but we won't lose over and over.

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Yes

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That would put a damper on my gaming

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I like the internet too much.

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I do small scale solar, and I keep things to cash only.
~I've always tried to stay as 'out of the system' as possible.
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I want a self-sustaining, low maintenance home for when I retire.

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No, I don't want to live a homeless lifestyle. I enjoy having a home with comforts like electricity, the Internet, hot water to shower with, etc.

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hockeybub89 posted...

That would put a damper on my gaming

This but it becomes more tempting the older I get.

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I fantasize about it but some things are just meant to be fantasies and not actualized. I quite enjoy the amenities that being on the grid gives me.
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Nah. Living during quarantine made me realize i like my brief human interactions and going out occasionally.

I live off the grid as far as having no social media except going around gamefaqs.

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Hell no! Even though I'm pretty introverted, I occasionally enjoy being with other people. Plus, I need technology.

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@MabusIncarnate

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I'm not technically off the grid, I have decent internet, electricity, running water, etc. I am in the mountains in a very small town, population is around 850. I live on 10 acres and my closest neighbor is a mile away, it's about a 30 minute drive to the closest Walmart. I learned how to farm and garden, I have chickens and whatnot and I love it. It's just me in the wife, we gotta put extra work in but it's rewarding and keeps us healthy.

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Today I used second-hand hurricane water to help me with my dishes.
And expecting a possible power outage I kept my solar on high notice.
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Nah, I like the Internet and other people too much.

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Living off the grid means not using electricity you dont generate yourself.

That would be awful.

Im currently doing work for a month in a rural town that is essentially in the middle of a national forest. No, I would never want to live off the grid.

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it crosses my mind, but i think just rocking a RV would be better...

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MabusIncarnate posted...

I'm not technically off the grid, I have decent internet, electricity, running water, etc. I am in the mountains in a very small town, population is around 850. I live on 10 acres and my closest neighbor is a mile away, it's about a 30 minute drive to the closest Walmart. I learned how to farm and garden, I have chickens and whatnot and I love it. It's just me in the wife, we gotta put extra work in but it's rewarding and keeps us healthy.

Completely off topic, but do you think you'd have enjoyed living in the small town if you were single? Contemplating a possible move..

Hell no. It's really fucking scary out there.

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Yeah but then how do you get laid?

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Yes. But not to be off the grid. Just cause I think I find that lifestyle preferable over this. But the temptation with it being everywhere is too much for me. I need out of sight out of mind for the first year to adapt and not go back into the trap.

Imagine if all of this was a huge mistake that we can't see because we were born into it. Like in 100 years, everyone ditched all the shit we take for granted cause they finally realized how much stress, pollution and what not it causes. I think people see those who don't take to technology as dumber, when really it's the other way around. Not counting the people who actually invent the stuff.

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I would love to live like MabusIncarnate, I would get me a ugly dog. He has to be so ugly he comes cute once more, and still be healthy. Like an Australian cattle dog. I got one of these in fallout Shelter and loved them ever since. I also like Austrian shepherd, must be the Aussie in me.



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MabusIncarnate posted...

I'm not technically off the grid, I have decent internet, electricity, running water, etc. I am in the mountains in a very small town, population is around 850. I live on 10 acres and my closest neighbor is a mile away, it's about a 30 minute drive to the closest Walmart. I learned how to farm and garden, I have chickens and whatnot and I love it. It's just me in the wife, we gotta put extra work in but it's rewarding and keeps us healthy.

I really envy that. Good on you mate.

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Yes. But not to be off the grid. Just cause I think I find that lifestyle preferable over this. But the temptation with it being everywhere is too much for me. I need out of sight out of mind for the first year to adapt and not go back into the trap.

Imagine if all of this was a huge mistake that we can't see because we were born into it. Like in 100 years, everyone ditched all the shit we take for granted cause they finally realized how much stress, pollution and what not it causes. I think people see those who don't take to technology as dumber, when really it's the other way around. Not counting the people who actually invent the stuff.

I have to believe when the horseless carriage was introduced if people saw this, they never would have gone for it.
This is a broken system.

https://imgur.com/jfdWTPo
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cjsdowg posted...

I would love to live like MabusIncarnate, I would get me a ugly dog. He has to be so ugly he comes cute once more, and still be healthy. Like an Australian cattle dog. I got one of these in fallout Shelter and loved them ever since. I also like Austrian shepherd, must be the Aussie in me.

Those dogs aren't ugly. This is ugly.



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Maybe when I was in high school. At this point though, no.

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No, I like being as connected as possible. My dad's side of the family has a house in a small town in southern Alabama, and it's nice to visit there for a little while. I definitely couldn't live there, though.

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Ruvan22 posted...

Completely off topic, but do you think you'd have enjoyed living in the small town if you were single? Contemplating a possible move..

Probably honestly, I never liked the city, big groups of people, and growing up we always lived in the woods and whatnot and I loved it.

Living expensives are very cheap, I think the only thing I didn't anticipate was, i'm not gonna say requirement, but the need of you being there from the other people around. I'm sure it's not like that everywhere, but when we moved in, our neighbors were mostly elderly, and very eager to teach us new skills. They were constantly leaving stuff on our porch like vegetables, firewood, it's just how it is here. So we basically started gardening and raising chickens to help return the favor to the locals. Everyone just sorta helps out and gives what they can.

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With a small community, yeah

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Probably honestly, I never liked the city, big groups of people, and growing up we always lived in the woods and whatnot and I loved it.

Living expensives are very cheap, I think the only thing I didn't anticipate was, i'm not gonna say requirement, but the need of you being there from the other people around. I'm sure it's not like that everywhere, but when we moved in, our neighbors were mostly elderly, and very eager to teach us new skills. They were constantly leaving stuff on our porch like vegetables, firewood, it's just how it is here. So we basically started gardening and raising chickens to help return the favor to the locals. Everyone just sorta helps out and gives what they can.

I couldn't do the chicken thing. I would have a big freezer and just get a lot of food from the store and keep in there for about 3 months then go into town with my dog and my turtle. To pick up new food, then go back. I just wish I had the money to movie and job I could do remotely.

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cjsdowg posted...

I couldn't do the chicken thing. I would have a big freezer and just get a lot of food from the store and keep in there for about 3 months then go into town with my dog and my turtle. To pick up new food, then go back. I just wish I had the money to movie and job I could do remotely.

I only have hens and they are all free range egg layers. None of them get butchered, nor do I trade any for butchering. There is one guy in town and he's had generations of his family raising cows and chickens for butchering, and I believe he's the only one that does it. A few of us do eggs, but there's a high need for them.

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MabusIncarnate posted...

I only have hens and they are all free range egg layers. None of them get butchered, nor do I trade any for butchering. There is one guy in town and he's had generations of his family raising cows and chickens for butchering, and I believe he's the only one that does it. A few of us do eggs, but there's a high need for them.

now I could do that, I know it is hypocritical of me to eat chicken, but i just can't kill one. I stop eating mammals for that reason.. but that sweet sweet chicken is something I can't leave.

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Probably honestly, I never liked the city, big groups of people, and growing up we always lived in the woods and whatnot and I loved it.

Living expensives are very cheap, I think the only thing I didn't anticipate was, i'm not gonna say requirement, but the need of you being there from the other people around. I'm sure it's not like that everywhere, but when we moved in, our neighbors were mostly elderly, and very eager to teach us new skills. They were constantly leaving stuff on our porch like vegetables, firewood, it's just how it is here. So we basically started gardening and raising chickens to help return the favor to the locals. Everyone just sorta helps out and gives what they can.

That makes sense - were you married before you guys moved out there? I'd be moving 2.5 hours from friends/family and about an hour from the closest "big" town (16k). I tend to be an introvert so I wouldn't miss the lack of bars/etc, but at the same time I could see myself just sitting at home all the time I'm not working

Ruvan22 posted...

That makes sense - were you married before you guys moved out there? I'd be moving 2.5 hours from friends/family and about an hour from the closest "big" town (16k). I tend to be an introvert so I wouldn't miss the lack of bars/etc, but at the same time I could see myself just sitting at home all the time I'm not working

Yep, and most of her family is about 3 hours away, we both always wanted a life like this. There is a few things in town here, but not much. Nashville is under 2 hours away so it's not a tremendous effort if we feel like going to a sporting event or a nice restaurant or anything. I find I keep developing new interests and hobbies to keep my time occupied. I took up archery, and i'm thinking about building a pretty large pond and have some fish or turtles in there.

I'm constantly inspired seeing what things other people do around here.

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Yeah, in the town I grew up in the main currency was favors.

You helped out, say one guy had a bobcat, another guy had an air compressor and accompanying tools, they would switch off if the other needed it and come over to help out.

My dad used to go around and help people with their cars as he was a mechanic before he went to college and became an engineer. Or you could just chop wood or buy a case of beer for the people that helped you out.

Money rarely changed hands unless you were buying someone's old car or something.

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Define off the grid.

I think it might be neat to live in a large van modified to be a living space with a desk, tv etc.

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Alteres posted...

Yeah, in the town I grew up in the main currency was favors.

You helped out, say one guy had a bobcat, another guy had an air compressor and accompanying tools, they would switch off if the other needed it and come over to help out.

My dad used to go around and help people with their cars as he was a mechanic before he went to college and became an engineer. Or you could just chop wood or buy a case of beer for the people that helped you out.

Money rarely changed hands unless you were buying someone's old car or something.

Yeah exactly, and this sounds similar where I am also. I have loaned my dog out also for herding purposes, she just never figured out the duck fetching thing, lol.

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