Having a washer/dryer in unit is really nice
Ask HN: What was your first big realization after your first exp living alone?
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#12How much I love it. And I mean _alone_ alone. Not with roommates, or a partner. Just me and my cats. I feel a special sort of peace that comes with the quiet privacy of being the only human in my own home.
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#13Parents keeping the details of household bills from me enabled them to castigate about pretty much anything, from leaving a light on for more than a few minutes, to suggesting I had worms because of the amount of food I ate and I was far from obese. Once forced to move out in my twenties, I found it wasnt that expensive, I could eat well, do things and the anxiety I had with not being able to pay bills was unfounded.…
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#14Having a washer/dryer in unit is really nice
So is off-street parking.
Re: Ask HN: What was your first big realization after your first exp living alone?
#15How much I love it. And I mean _alone_ alone. Not with roommates, or a partner. Just me and my cats. I feel a special sort of peace that comes with the quiet privacy of being the only human in my own home.
This was it for me, too. Me + my dog is enough. I'm currently single, but I'm sure at some point in the future there will be a partner involved again, but, no matter what, I'm definitely going to try to have at least one room that's a private refuge, probably my home office.
Re: Ask HN: What was your first big realization after your first exp living alone?
#16Parents keeping the details of household bills from me enabled them to castigate about pretty much anything, from leaving a light on for more than a few minutes, to suggesting I had worms because of the amount of food I ate and I was far from obese. Once forced to move out in my twenties, I found it wasnt that expensive, I could eat well, do things and the anxiety I had with not being able to pay bills was unfounded.…
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Wait until you learn about the parasitic communist ruling class.
Re: Ask HN: What was your first big realization after your first exp living alone?
#17I think what surprised me is just how much I took for grated from my parents. My dad always handle bills and cut our grass. My mum would always cooked and clean our clothes.
It's surprising how much effort just running a house is, especially if you're alone. Cooking, maintaining your furniture, tending to your garden, dealing with service provides and bills, washing your clothes, going shopping for groceries, etc...
Obviously I had cooked and cut the grass before, but it's different when these are now all your responsibility and no longer optional. Living alone forces you to grow up and take responsibility in ways I don't know I would have had I always lived with others.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
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Wait until you learn about the parasitic communist ruling class.
By definition communism has no ruling class. You must be thinking of Marxism, a.k.a. State Capitalism. It is capitalism because the state simply takes over the role of capitalist. I recommend looking into libertarian forms of communism like anarcho-communism. The "classic" introduction to anarchist communism is The Conquest of Bread [1], but that's a whole book. If you're looking for a quick introduction, I suggest Life Without Law [2].
- [1]: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/strangers-in-a-tangl...
- [2]: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/strangers-in-a-tangl...
Re: Ask HN: What was your first big realization after your first exp living alone?
#19Pants are optional.
Re: Ask HN: What was your first big realization after your first exp living alone?
#20For me it was how much it forced me to become an adult. I first lived on my own when I was 21. I could tell a big difference between me and my friends who lived with roommates in terms of maturity.
There were other circumstances the probably led to this as well, I was in the military and living over seas(Spain). However, just living on your own forces you to manage a whole new level of responsibilities living at home or with roommates does not.