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Re: 'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy

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Post by codezero » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 1:14 AM UTC

beerandt wrote: post #269

codezero wrote: post #256

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Socializing with people/a community is different from socializing with in-groups vying for popularity.

No- it's really not, but that's irrelevant. Sacrificing your personal interests and goals because you want to be in a place with people where you fit-in is the very definition of popularity, regardless of your social rank within the group. That's not necessarily bad, but it's not nerdy.

At this point I think we are talking about different things. I’m not sure I disagree with you and I’m not sure if I agree but mostly because it seems like we are prioritizing different things in this thread. So that said, anything to do with social rank will be hard for me to follow, so best to just leave it :)

Wanting to fit in to me is about feeling a general comfort with your surroundings, not having social status. And by fit in, I mean not being ostracized for being yourself, a thing that happens to me in a lot of places, I don’t want to be popular, I just don’t want to be denied service or have my property vandalized.

Also, by socialize with people like yourself, I mean going to a user group for some tech you like, etc, these are fewer and far between in rural areas. So even accessing such a community in person becomes a hurdle. This is something folks may take for granted. Or maybe not, I don’t know any more :)

Re: 'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy

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Post by dls2016 » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 4:40 AM UTC

HeyLaughingBoy wrote: post #248

dls2016 wrote: post #242

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I was thinking barb wire, too. I need to do something because I bought a lot of my fruit trees fall of 2019 and so they should be producing next year and they’re pruned low, not to mention I upped my berry game this year.

Not barbed wire: high voltage electric fence wire. Run a single strand near the top with a charger (you can get solar powered ones if there's no AC nearby) and that will stop them in their tracks.

Ok you convinced me.

Re: 'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy

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Post by silicon2401 » Mon, Oct 04, 2021, 5:14 PM UTC

tharkun__ wrote: post #115

silicon2401 wrote: post #55

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What's a good resource to learn about septic? I'm interested in moving somewhere more rural at some point in the future but have no idea how septic works. I admit a slight squeamishness at the thought of our waste accumulating in a tank, but the part that I'm more concerned about is not knowing what the risks or processes involved are.

Is this somehow different in the rural US? I'm in Canada and while part of a large metro area I am far enough out to have a septic tank. I never so much as spent a second of thought on it. We just get the tank cleaned out every two years. The city even has a by law requiring that and you have to send in the invoice to prove you had it done.

I've never lived in a place that uses septic, so to me septic is something that feels quite rural, even if it's common in places that are more suburban than rural.

Re: 'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy

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Post by xenocratus » Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 9:27 AM UTC

LAC-Tech wrote: post #128

xenocratus wrote: post #124

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Who decides what "dress well" actually means?

My finger may not be on the pulse here, but I think we all deep down believe that a classic suit and tie is still dressing well... even if we choose not do it.

I despise suits in general, the pinnacle of boringness