Really appreciate this guide with the different tiers of convenience. Really gets to the heart of the issue!

Would be interesting to document and post to the various selfhosting communities.

It’s amazing how quickly pond critters can populate the environment in the middle of an urban environment.

Glad to see there’s no potential conflict of interest. As messed up as academia is, I still prefer that to whatever bs this is.

If you want to stop fossil fuel driven production of green house gases, stop traveling, reduce energy use, AND STOP USING PLASTIC. Good luck on that cabin in the woods. We’re addicted and withdrawal isn’t going to happen willingly. Hang on for the worst hangover in history.

I think humans will survive in some fashion, but I think it’s guaranteed that the super-rich with their New Zealand and Hawaii compounds will still be on top. Imagine Trump as Immortan Joe in Mad Max.

Just like they did after the Hawaii fires.

That’s really interesting! Thank you for sharing that with me!

Same could have been said of the 70s, and the 00’s. I guess every 20 years or so we get significant instability. But I guess that wouldn’t make a sexy headline for media man Ezra Klein.

Our cats really like the electric heated pillows to lay on. We keep the house ~60F so if we’re out for a significant period of time, the hot water bottle wouldn’t work. Plus good luck getting a kid to hold on to a hot water bottle while moving around.

Do these dreams require remote work? When we bought a house, proximity to public transportation and centers of employment were large considerations. How can that be resolved if some people working in “the big city” while others work remotely and others work in an exurban location?

I hear that. But my wife and I regularly debate about the role of family. I don’t know if it’s more American culture to view family as more “disposable”, e.g. they can be cut-off if toxic, etc. Being originally an (eastern) European, my mentality is that family (or blood-bonds to be dramatic) are always more serious than friends. To that end, I always thought having a large villa with multiple wings for multi-generational housing would be more appealing. My mother and wife (stereotype much?) don’t get along, so maybe a challenging proposition…

I agree with your points. Though for me a big difference has been friends I made before ~25 and friends after 25. There is no way I would want to live anywhere near friends I made before that age. Being in my early thirties, who knows how I’ll feel 10 years down the line. Doing this communal living is a big commitment which might be hard to get out of.