Living with less money

[CleanShavenJesus]

I live in a rock climbing campground in Southern California. To say I live anywhere is not a very accurate statement, I'm nomadic and cars don't suit my lifestyle very well.

I think you can be sad about the consumerism, I know someone who does animal testing and is constantly sad about it. Being sad is way different than actually living up to the standards you promote. That Jewelry most likely comes from suffering in Africa. Is it worth it to look good (subjectively) so that other people suffer? It's what's wrong with our society. It's why it will collapse, and it's why the environment is being destroyed.

Oh, please. Give me a break.

I grew up in a lower middle class home. I've been working for over 35 years, in various jobs, and I am in an improved economic state right now. With my savings in addition to my yearly income, I would identify myself as upper middle class now.

I don't understand the purpose of this thread. What card are you playing, CapnAwesome? The "help, I'm being attacked for being a self-righteous hippy" card? Or the "anyone making a real living is disgusting and doing life wrong, because I'm smarter and freer than you" card? If it's neither of those two, then I'm missing something. I'm not one of the "left-wingers" who personally attack you. I actually didn't read any of those exchanges anywhere. But I really have trouble grasping your purpose.

I'm not saying that your lifestyle is wrong. If you enjoy it, it can't be wrong. There's no objectively wrong lifestyle. You can be completely homeless and live on the street for all I care, if you enjoy it. However, your diction in your initial post indicates that my lifestyle, and pretty much anyone with a car's lifestyle, is wrong. Which is ridiculous. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If your purpose is truly to say that you think it's unfair to be attacked for your lifestyle, then yes you're correct. But when you present your purpose in this fashion, knocking anybody who makes an actual living and works hard in their career of choice, giving off a "I'm better than you" attitude as you are, then there's no reason you shouldn't be attacked.

You slay me with your jewelry comment. I guess we'd all better stop wearing clothes too, since the fabrics came out of some Asian sweatshop with underpaid child workers.