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Gigan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s even worse now that boutique builders are making tiny homes with aged cheddar wood and once in a century nails and crap. Houses in general should have never been made financial investments. It’s shelter.

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  • explodicle@local106.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Serious question: What ought to be a financial investment? Nothing? Points that are otherwise worthless?

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    • gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Anything that is meant to be consumed should not be an investment, anything that in an ideal society should be cheaper to purchase for the betterment of that society, should not be an investment.

      Companies that produce those things, ideally better or more efficient every year for various reasons, those should be investments.

      We should invest in banana farmers, not bananas. Likewise we should invest in construction companies, not houses.

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    • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Why do you think you need to invest in anything? It’s a gamble or a guarantee depending on the amount of money someone has at the beginning. If you’re rich your money will make money without producing anything. If you’re poor you might lose it all. This idea that you need to invest benefits the rich far more then the poor.

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      • explodicle@local106.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don’t; nothing was one of the expected answers.

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    • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nothing sounds pretty good to me

      Why should you be able to take your extra money to generate more extra money for later? Maybe if that wasn’t an option, more people would spend that money on themselves or their community

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• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s normal to me, I’ve been living in a van for 3 years, I love everything about it, in fact I read your comment which reminded me this is a novel atypical lifestyle, which then reminds me that many people take exception to it, are uncomfortable that we exist, which is the only thing I don’t like about this lifestyle, that mainstream society stigmatizes us.

  But for those of us who get a thrill out of living tiny, and living anywhere/everywhere, and freedom from rent/mortgage, aaah this is FREEDOM

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  • Pseudonaut@lemmy.today ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m glad you’re happy. However, virtually no one else would be. I mean a statistical blip of humanity would be happy living in a van.

    The reason I’m uncomfortable that you exist is that people I know who live out of their cars are mentally ill individuals who have convinced themselves that they enjoy something which is, very clearly, sad and terrible.

    That may not be you, but I’d be willing to bet it’s a majority of van-dwellers. It’s just not a healthy lifestyle for most.

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    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re not wrong. ideally we van/RV people would love to have a house AND a travel option, but realistically money prevents most people from having everything they want, so when it comes to choosing a lifestyle whether in a static location or freedom to travel, most people have to choose one or the other. Life is difficult and full of challenges no matter what you do, so you might as well go all in on the one thing you’d prefer most, and just deal with all the pros & cons just like everything else in life.

      And hey there are tons of sad confused mentally ill people who live in houses too.

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  • arquebus_x@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I would totally live in a van except for the lack of wired internet. :(

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    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Why is wired internet necessary?

      I have unlimited data, and a hotspot that up to fifteen devices can connect to, including my laptop.

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      • thanevim@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How reliable is the mobile service, and how much are you paying for it? I've found Tmo shoddy at best for anything more than my phone...

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      • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Mostly just to download videogames, tbh.

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