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Originally Posted by Ecky
Some of the darker side that I've seen:
- There seems to be much more of a culture of "making do" than I'm accustomed to. I respect it, but it's a surprise coming from the US, where most anything worn or damaged is simply replaced. It doesn't even seem to be about the money, typically.
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My grandparents were depression era kids and my mom was brought up by German farmers.
The US is loosing the idea of using everything until it’s completely non-repairable but in some areas there are still people who never replace anything.
My mom reuses bags and has never bought an empty plastic container has her fruit jars.
We had our 82 diesel suburban 438,000 miles, my folks lived in the same home their entire lives and grew most of the food I ate as a kid due to extreme poverty from my fathers broken back
I’ve always been someone who avoids buying things to toss and uses things until they are fully destroyed
We still exist and if any real hardship came I doubt most in this country would survive.