From: Barbara Lamar (blamar@satx.rr.com)
Date: Tue Apr 22 2003 - 18:47:56 MDT
> From: "Michael S. Lorrey" <mlorrey@yahoo.com>
> X-Mailer: YaBB
> ... I would delineate between trying to live a Luddite 'Good Life'
> versus living an extropic one. I certainly would prefer the
> latter over the
> former in any context. Everything you suggest is of the latter model.
>
> Perhaps what we need, then, is for someone to write "The Extropic Good
> Life: Living independently in an increasingly co-dependent world."
Maybe I should write about my experiences in the Sand Hills of Central Texas
on an income that was low enough to avoid all federal income and self
employment (social security & medicare) taxes. I had very fresh food,
electricity, running water, satellite TV, Internet service -- all the modern
conveniences, and money left over to buy books and best of all, time to read
them. Also got plenty of exercise without even thinking about it.
I'm making far more money now, and it's nice to let the city water company
take care of repairing the purification system and pumps instead of having
to do it myself; but I can't say that my life now is better in every
respect.
Barbara Lamar
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