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the other day a tanky said a sentence constructed like that to me too, while literally arguing for me to join his authoritarian group
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Make a comment about the benefits of fully eliminating direct usage of fossil fuels from your life and inevitably you get replies like: I can't do that because I rent. You are so privileged, most people can't afford an EV.
I think many have this idea that removing fossil fuel usage has to be expensive. It can also be by just not buying them. Yes I know not 100% of people can remove 100% of their direct usage right now, but a lot of people could do more than they are doing but don't. Some because they don't care, but others may not realise options they have, and positivity posting can help spread that kind of message.
How I fully removed direct fossil fuel usage from my life: never learnt to drive because I couldn't afford it, for years used the bike from my teens before getting a new bike in my late 20s. Once I bought a house I had the broken boiler replaced with a heat pump, due to how old the central heating system was it all needed replacing anyway do it didn't really cost any more than staying on fossil fuels. Had the gas meter removed from the house after a long conversation with the provider that no I really don't need or want it, get rid of it. The engineer said he would see me again when I need it turned back on, not seen him in a few years now. Still don't want it.
Total electricity cost is under £1k a year and winter usage is 3-4x summer usage. Recently switched to working in office so I can adjust the heating timing and zone layout this winter which should save some energy too.
Conscious consumption! I like it. It's a big part of what they advocate on the Frugal Friends podcast. Just need to figure out the "we have McDonalds at home" of fossil fuels. Hybrids & bikes can be a good first start.
Frugal/anti consumption. It used to be by necessity but now I continue by choice, to the point I don't really know what to spend my money on since I started earning full time adult minimum wage. Now on £29k and continue to not really know what to spend it on! I do get nice things but most of them don't really cost much. Like a cast iron pan I need once and doesn't cost much.
Same. When I was at a point where I was skipping a meal a day to save for rent, it was the boots problem. If I could get the nicer, more durable thing, it was always worth it in the long run but not usually affordable up front. But sometimes there are easy wins. I found my first and only cast iron skillet I've had in the last 15 years covered in grease & surface level rust next to a dumpster on the way home. Some oven cleaner and flaxseed oil and it has been good to me ever since.
It started then by saying no to eating out bc it's unaffordable, now it's saying no to eating out at a lot of places bc they have awful food, service, and management treats their workers like crap. Starbucks wasn't worth it to me for a long time before the anti union stuff, now I have two reasons (actually more) never to go there again.
This random stranger is really proud of you! Good on you, for real. :) Keep up the good work! <3