tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5576056578952273074..comments2024-03-18T18:52:34.633-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): How does one define "stuff we don't need" ?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88011086214635781272011-04-30T05:07:26.704-05:002011-04-30T05:07:26.704-05:00Really, everything above what is the minimum amoun...Really, everything above what is the minimum amount required to live - let's say protein, certain minerals, water, shelter, etc-is 'nonessential'. Everything else becomes enjoyment and personal preference,<br /><br />Calling something nonessential is really meaningless isn't it? Everything above basic sustenance and survival comes down to personal preference. Even people on minimum wage have a significant choice in how to spend their earnings.<br /><br />The great thing about the world we live is now is that we, even including the poorest among us, have a choice as to how we actually enjoy this world... Rather than merely survive in it.<br /><br />You really want to live in a world pre-industrial revolution?Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720083514971519927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24995998080611984432011-04-26T09:27:49.098-05:002011-04-26T09:27:49.098-05:00Next time you visit a mall take note. 80% of the s...Next time you visit a mall take note. 80% of the stores sell stuff you don't need.Sue Dunhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62411136037599755762011-04-25T09:10:53.536-05:002011-04-25T09:10:53.536-05:00Here's how you calculate "stuff we don...Here's how you calculate "stuff we don't need". Take minimum wage for a year and multiply it by the population of America. Whatever's left, we don't really need. Then repeat the exercise with the average wage from India. 15% my ass.Noumenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597461989960782762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20317094612058664762011-04-25T05:39:59.391-05:002011-04-25T05:39:59.391-05:00It's a blurry line. Maybe I don't need can...It's a blurry line. Maybe I don't need candy, but how about cake? With a big family, cake is one method I use to make sure everyone gets enough to eat for dinner without cooking massive amounts of what will Likely become leftovers.<br /><br />Or is it cake "mix" that I don't need, as I should make one from scratch?Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10780988064970595532011-04-24T21:34:08.053-05:002011-04-24T21:34:08.053-05:00But it was on sale - I just had to buy 10! I might...But it was on sale - I just had to buy 10! I might need them some day. Oh, but the packaging. What a pain. Had to use four tools and it filled up a gargage bag! <br /><br />Althought probably nonessential, I don't personally think your caterpillar guide was an example of the rampant wasteful consumerism that is overfilling landfills, using up resources and contributing to global pollution - but most 'stuff we don't need' is. It's a disease. And we had better find the cure for it soon.Cindy Kilpatrickhttp://missusk76.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com