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iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 3 years agoThere's been so many tradeoffs, its hard to complain overall. Would you be willing to exchange today to go back in time 20 years ?
Increase in technology is a huge plus, as long as you cut yourself off from the oligarchs. Consumer goods are much cheaper today. That's raised living standards a lot. Fuel is too expensive now, but DIY solar is cheap. Biggest expense is labor cost of installers. Instead, its easy to DIY - electricals all plug and play.
That leaves transport. Its too expensive. I use public transport, and have large deliveries, delivered from the shops. A small electrical car for occasional short city trips would work, but for regular long distance hauling, you have to pay for expensive petrol. No good solutions.
Now, living 1 hour drive from a Euro urban center is workable. Land for a proper home is affordable that far out, and you can make occasional trips to enjoy city events. Having a general peaceful life outside the city isn't bad at all :)
goldenballs@wolfballs.com 3 years ago
Yes i would be willing to go vack 20 years, with or without knowledge of the last 20. People were not completely fucked in the head by smartphone life.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 3 years ago
Easily creating online business with customers around the world, freeing yourself from corporate slavery
Using Bitcoin to free yourself from inflation and govt control
Video calling family that live far away, without needing to expensively fly or drive every time you want to see them
Building a house with cheap DIY solar to be self sufficient
Podcasts with independent thinkers and experts to see the truth outside of govt & mainstream propaganda
Free education via online videos and courses in EVERY subject imaginable
Modern smart appliances that clean, cook and take care of your children
etc etc
Each one of these is an immense change that on its own would justify TODAY as being leaps better than 20 years ago.
Tech is synonymous with change. Giving up on tech is the same as giving up on advancing the future. To live in stasis. Although its nice to sit still every now and then, and just appreciate the sunset, its no way to live life.
goldenballs@wolfballs.com 3 years ago
I think i'm just over exposed to it all. I am an engineer, work with computers, robots, fancy gear, quite often, but i don't get my phone out at restaurants. I don"t watch films on planes. I enjoy silence, walking out in beach or remote places. I only do this now to kill time in quarantine in a hotel in asia before getting on a ship.
I am conscious of the advancements & opportunities, and i & my family use & benefit from them but i'm not dependent on them, and don't miss them.
Yes and no, there were other opportunites before, expat jobs, and other kinds of remote work.
Bitcoin is not looking like an inflation hedge, and the idea goes back to the early 80s.
That is cool, but i like travel, i miss letter writing, and the less ephemeral disposible world we had.
That was also possible before, albeit different
There wasn't nearly as much propaganda and misinformation before as now, this is one of the main turnoffs... Smartphone culture, digital mobs, control, monitoring, censorship, its all so much easier now
Yes but, books are better, as are real people. I've taught online at a university before, and its not ideal. There some useful videos, but i cobsumed books voraciously as a kid, more than mine do.
Fuck that shit. I'd rather have real women do it, and ve involved myself, life is turning into a simulation.
It's different, but not all better. Not all tech is good. We were told computers would free up our time, instead they consume even more of it.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 3 years ago
I am an engineer too. I appreciate disconnecting and being in nature like you.
Any tech to improve my family's life is a miracle.
Physical presence used to be necessary to get clients. Today my partner runs a global business at home. Parents get time at home with kids instead of office.
BTC has many uses. USD/Eur lost 10%/6% since 2020, BTC gained 600%. Govts freezing bank accounts, fines etc show the importance of BTC.
I travel 3x a year. I can't visit grandma on another continent every weekend. Instead, we video call and play online board games.
20 years ago, solar was unaffordable. I did my Bachelors thesis with Solar manufacturers to substitute expensive metals & use thin film transistors.
Propaganda was worse with only two or three TV channels and a handful of major newspapers. Elites controlled EVERYTHING
Not everyone has money or access to a library. Cheap smartphones and internet allow the poor to learn a trade and climb out of poverty.
I built everything in my house - no hired plumbers, electricians etc. Still going to use every tool to improve life. Cooking machines or robot cleaners.
You are right, some things have gotten worse: censorship, lefties. Computers consume time voluntarily. People are addicted to their unlimited power.