What things do you use the most which made your life more bearable? Where did you get it?

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    3 years ago

    Your own server at home is very useful and a nice hobby.

    Solar water heating can save you a lot of money and being able to take a long warm shower basically for free is very nice.

    In general things that lower your monthly expenses (rent, heating, electricity, insurance etc.) are super helpful to give you a sense of freedom. Tired of you stupid bullshit job? No problem if your living expenses are very low, just quit and look for another one without any stress.

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      3 years ago

      What else could one do to lower their expenses, do you think? Especially in a flat, it feels like I don’t really have alternatives.

      Also, I would really like to get into self hosting, mostly for websites. I have an old Nexus 7 which I want ro experiment on, bit I might get a Raapberry Pi for a more permanent solution.

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        3 years ago

        A Rasberry works, but an old laptop or a NUC is probably better.

        Yeah in a flat you don’t have much choice, but you can always try to move somewhere else.

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          3 years ago

          Why are those better? Is it that they’re simply more powerful? I was thinking of the Pi for the low power consumption.

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            3 years ago

            If you are just starting out a x86 system is a bit easier I think, but sure a RasberryPI will also work.

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      3 years ago

      Exactly this, I think I’ve heard it being called something like “economical freedom”, and this is absolutely the best thing.

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        3 years ago

        Most of western society at least for the younger generations is basically a modern form of serfdom.

        Not all of it is by mischievous design, but the way western society is structured basically forces you to work and something like 80% of the returns are directly diverted to someone else’s pocket. And people are too deluded & busy to realize that, otherwise we would have had a revolution yesterday already.