12 Nov 2021, 2:48 am
QuantumChemist wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Axeman wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Axeman wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
that will be here sooner than anybody thinks, for the former middle class.
US housing code wouldn't allow it.
That shipping container is likely around 320 square feet on average. My studio apartment is only around 20 more square feet than that container. I pay over $1400 per month to rent it with utilities. It is the cheapest apartment in my building and in the surrounding several city blocks. That is the housing market in this area, so I deal with it. I walk to and from work over an hour each day. I am not complaining as it is good exercise for me. Small cars would cost an extra $150 per month to park at my apartment, more for large SUVs and trucks.
If I can get by on that little living space, I see no reason why others cannot do the same. They just need to learn to live simple, rather than buying too much stuff for their living space.
Einstein was once asked about his humble living conditions. He said "I have a table, and chair, and bed, and lamp, and reading material, and what more do I need?"
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12 Nov 2021, 5:29 am
Axeman wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
https://octoberstrike.com/
There's discussion and planning of a general strike in the US seeking to pursue a 25% corporate tax rate (No loopholes), Free Healthcare for all, 12 weeks paid paternity and maternity leave, $20 minimum wage, 4 day work week and bans on single use and micro plastics, and limited emissions.
Do you believe there will be any significant participation? If so, how do you think it will be responded to?
There's discussion and planning of a general strike in the US seeking to pursue a 25% corporate tax rate (No loopholes), Free Healthcare for all, 12 weeks paid paternity and maternity leave, $20 minimum wage, 4 day work week and bans on single use and micro plastics, and limited emissions.
Do you believe there will be any significant participation? If so, how do you think it will be responded to?
Just reread this. Which idiot wants to ban plastic beverage bottles and shopping bags?
What idiot thinks microplastics aren't a serious issue?
12 Nov 2021, 8:58 am
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12 Nov 2021, 9:07 am
12 Nov 2021, 9:12 am
Axeman wrote:
QuantumChemist wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Axeman wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Axeman wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
that will be here sooner than anybody thinks, for the former middle class.
US housing code wouldn't allow it.That shipping container is likely around 320 square feet on average. My studio apartment is only around 20 more square feet than that container. I pay over $1400 per month to rent it with utilities. It is the cheapest apartment in my building and in the surrounding several city blocks. That is the housing market in this area, so I deal with it. I walk to and from work over an hour each day. I am not complaining as it is good exercise for me. Small cars would cost an extra $150 per month to park at my apartment, more for large SUVs and trucks.
If I can get by on that little living space, I see no reason why others cannot do the same. They just need to learn to live simple, rather than buying too much stuff for their living space.
Einstein was once asked about his humble living conditions. He said "I have a table, and chair, and bed, and lamp, and reading material, and what more do I need?"
I understand his way of living. My twist is that I have 15 full boxes of comic books on top of my regular book collection for reading material. Most of my rare books are either in my office or stored out of state in a storage unit. I do have a bed, a thin table (comic boxes stored under and on it), a chair and a cheap $100 tv. I use an antenna to pick up local channels, as I hate paying for cable. Movies/games are bought on the cheap at thrift stores when I can find them.
Living this way does not mean that I do not live well. I eat off of sterling silver and crystal when I want to. My walls are full of signed art and autographed photos. I just do not let many people into my own world for various reasons.
12 Nov 2021, 11:06 am
QuantumChemist wrote:
Axeman wrote:
QuantumChemist wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Axeman wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Axeman wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
that will be here sooner than anybody thinks, for the former middle class.
US housing code wouldn't allow it.That shipping container is likely around 320 square feet on average. My studio apartment is only around 20 more square feet than that container. I pay over $1400 per month to rent it with utilities. It is the cheapest apartment in my building and in the surrounding several city blocks. That is the housing market in this area, so I deal with it. I walk to and from work over an hour each day. I am not complaining as it is good exercise for me. Small cars would cost an extra $150 per month to park at my apartment, more for large SUVs and trucks.
If I can get by on that little living space, I see no reason why others cannot do the same. They just need to learn to live simple, rather than buying too much stuff for their living space.
Einstein was once asked about his humble living conditions. He said "I have a table, and chair, and bed, and lamp, and reading material, and what more do I need?"
I understand his way of living. My twist is that I have 15 full boxes of comic books on top of my regular book collection for reading material. Most of my rare books are either in my office or stored out of state in a storage unit. I do have a bed, a thin table (comic boxes stored under and on it), a chair and a cheap $100 tv. I use an antenna to pick up local channels, as I hate paying for cable. Movies/games are bought on the cheap at thrift stores when I can find them.
Living this way does not mean that I do not live well. I eat off of sterling silver and crystal when I want to. My walls are full of signed art and autographed photos. I just do not let many people into my own world for various reasons.
Great a fellow comic con goer.
12 Nov 2021, 11:08 am
12 Nov 2021, 11:23 am
funeralxempire wrote:
Axeman wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
https://octoberstrike.com/
There's discussion and planning of a general strike in the US seeking to pursue a 25% corporate tax rate (No loopholes), Free Healthcare for all, 12 weeks paid paternity and maternity leave, $20 minimum wage, 4 day work week and bans on single use and micro plastics, and limited emissions.
Do you believe there will be any significant participation? If so, how do you think it will be responded to?
There's discussion and planning of a general strike in the US seeking to pursue a 25% corporate tax rate (No loopholes), Free Healthcare for all, 12 weeks paid paternity and maternity leave, $20 minimum wage, 4 day work week and bans on single use and micro plastics, and limited emissions.
Do you believe there will be any significant participation? If so, how do you think it will be responded to?
Just reread this. Which idiot wants to ban plastic beverage bottles and shopping bags?
What idiot thinks microplastics aren't a serious issue?
Banning single use plastic wouldn't be good for the Plebians and Proletariat.
12 Nov 2021, 5:05 pm
12 Nov 2021, 5:13 pm
Actually with proper insulation ,i might enjoy living in a Container home . Could attach a second one and call it a mansion ? 
12 Nov 2021, 5:22 pm
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