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The whole article is absurd; he has 1500 dollars of monthly income without having to pay rent. He will spend maybe 200 in groceries a month. His government prov
by low_tech_love 4y ago
The whole article is absurd; he has 1500 dollars of monthly income without having to pay rent. He will spend maybe 200 in groceries a month. His government provides him free health care and free education to his children. He has public transportation and bike infrastructure literally everywhere. I'd say this article makes me sick in the stomach but unfortunately I have gotten used to this.
- marssaxman 4y agoWhat is absurd about it? Sounds like a pretty good life.
- low_tech_love 4y agoExactly.
- marssaxman 4y agoI don't understand, then: why did you say that the article was absurd, and that it would make you feel sick, if not for the fact that "unfortunately I have gotten used to this"?
- emptystation 4y agoI think what angers many people in the comments is the fact that OP is not poverty-stricken, he's a downshifter. Nothing wrong with that, just no reason to conflate the two. Downshifting is a completely different situation and lifestyle.
- low_tech_love 4y agoBecause the article is supposed to talk about poverty.