Comment on Is there a subsect of the minimalist community that's focused on portable living?

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• mayo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They’re wondering if there is a subset of the minimalist community whose goals are specifically nomadic.

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  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Ahhhh, that makes sense now. Thanks

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  • RangerJosie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’m not a member of any such community. But I keep things light. I don’t collect a lot of stuff.

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• KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  What kind of work do they get into?

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  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    When they were here, it was mostly farm work. My uncle had them cleaning stuff up around his place, and they did some picking at a strawberry farm that I know of.

    In bigger towns and cities, they tend to try and busk if they can, but don’t mind doing stuff like waiting tables, dishwashing, etc in restaurants. One of the guys has done a good amount of construction over the years. I’m pretty sure they’ve also done some weed dealing here and there.

    They also do craft work and sell the stuff. Kinda junk imo, but it sells okay.

    But, when they’re in the right cities, what they really focus on is session work. Mostly bluegrass and folk, plus some standard country. From what they’ve said, a few weeks in Nashville can set them up quite well, assuming there’s enough going on that their contacts can get them working on. It isn’t necessarily something they can just roll up and be in a studio, though. They have to plan the stay ahead of time, based on there being work.

    One of the guys used to strip lol.

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