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phaer wrote: post #36

Out of interest: Where do you stay? Do you rent a flat/house? If so: How do keep it clean? What do you eat? Are you out-sourcing your food production? I am asking because, the smartphone discussion aside, i find it questionable to speak of minimalism if you just trade most of reproductive labor for money. I guess most of (single, childless) readers of HN could just live in an hotel suite without owning anything besid…

I co-founded a web startup and live in a house with my co-founders. We pay our bills through revenues and investment.

My goal is to survive on Soylent when it comes out. I've already pre-ordered a month supply. Until then, I survive primarily on Orgain, a drink similar to Soylent. I also frequently eat out with my friends.

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SandB0x wrote: post #10

Getting flashes of http://www.theonion.com/articles/im-just-a-free-spirit-who-i...

Hey guys, I've posted a follow-up video to answer a lot of your questions about my modern minimalism. I hope this helps clear up some confusion.

Video: http://thepatshea.tumblr.com/post/63809364097 | Discuss the video: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6538136

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bjourne wrote: post #58
manmal wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I noticed myself that if I wash daily, I would not need shower gel. I use it nonetheless, but I could go days without soap (or the perfume contained). EXCEPT if I drink coffee - that makes my sweat somewhat smelly (you probably won't notice it though, only I do) :) Toothpaste: There are people who get cavities while using toothpaste 3x a day, while I haven't gotten any cavities in the last few years although I have l…

> Shampoo: Some people report that omitting shampoo works well, but there's a nasty transition period of a few weeks in which you might look like you dipped your head in grease. Reportedly, skalp skin reduces the amount of fat secreted if you stop constantly washing it away. Who are those people? I'm genuinely interested. I got rashes that are made worse by shampoo.

I've been shampoo free for three years, now. It's like the parent says. My transition period lasted 4 weeks and I wore a hat the entire time. After that, my hair was the softest it's been in its life. No fuss, no muss. I wash it daily with water, when I shower. I use neither shampoo nor conditioner, just water.

Here's an article[1] by a guy who did it as well. He was linked on boingboing in 2009 and 2011. His site also has several updates, as much as a year later[2]. I think one of the boingboing guys did it too. There are links to the boingboing articles in the first link[1].

On the soap issue, I remember reading a study conducted a while back about the difference in bacteria counts after going to the bathroom. They compared not washing to washing with water to washing with soap and water. There was one particular bacteria that was only effectively eliminated when soap was used. Apparently, it was small enough to hide deep enough in the folds of your skin that water alone couldn't touch it. So, I do wash with soap after going to the bathroom, but I don't use soap on my body when I shower.

[1] http://freetheanimal.com/2009/12/paleo-i-dont-care-i-like-no... [2] http://freetheanimal.com/2010/02/no-soap-or-poo-update.html

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