[ansel12]

I was going to point out that dropping out is easy for an experiment when you live in a rich, materially saturated country, because everbody is generous, giving, and frankly trying to get rid of stuff.

I had mistakenly thought that they vowed not to buy anything, but they are so rich that the big experiment was to not buy brand new things, (I think they don't say things like "look Bill this chain saw is "brand new")






>"Besides thrift stores and garage sales, participants found a wealth of free or previously owned merchandise in online classifieds and sites where people post stuff they want to get rid of, such as
After going through an initial period of retail withdrawal, discovering just how easy it was to score pretty much anything with a little time and effort was an eye-opener, according to participants.

Rachel Kesel, 26, who works as a dog walker, said she was astonished by how often the items she needed simply materialized — the friend who offered a bicycle seat when hers was stolen"<

[conservative cat]

I had mistakenly thought that they vowed not to buy anything, but they are so rich that the big experiment was to not buy brand new things, (I think they don't say things like "look Bill this chain saw is "brand new")

Wow. That's a freaking sacrifice right there. I think my heart grew 3 times bigger from the deprivation they put themselves through.

[Old Professer]

A dog walker, sniff-sniff, gets a new bicycle seat after hers was stolen?