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Anyway, it's probably a good idea to develop one factor really really well in the WL1-5 stages, before then branching out to get the others up to snuff in the WL6-10 stages. @xmj: I very much like your post and chart! I disagree with this though. I don't think optimizing for one capital source is b...

@7: I have a response but it is way too long. I kind of agree, but also disagree with some parts. The starting point of what I think is that relationship escalator monogamy is a specific set of assumptions bundled together about meeting a specific set of needs. This is similar to specialist careeris...

Ah, if you can't tell the difference between the programming and yourself then you're going to have trouble finding purpose.

Rest seems like a good thing to do while you figure it out.

Totally.

Bumping this thread for creative first date ideas bc I have recently become single.

Shoutout to @OutOfTheBlue for listing out actual date ideas.

See (3): https://wiki.earlyretirementextreme.com/wiki/ERE_Wheaton_Levels#Construction,_Structure_&_Rules Ah yes, my only add then is I think people are more likely to slosh around inside the categories where there is no moat... so center of gravity at WL5 is likely to exhibit much more 3 and 4 ...

@jacob: Thanks for expanding on that. I never understood the pre/trans fallacy but now I think I get it. This is called the pre/trans-fallacy and it's worth some self-questioning. The fallacy comes about because "conventional" people or mindsets often can not see the difference between &qu...

Woah! This thread is a pleasant surprise. I still feel like I'm WL6, but these are exactly the problems I'm struggling with. I think it helps to view the WLs as sets of 3. 3-5 is about accepting and adopting FIRE. 6-8 is about life after FIRE*. As described in the WL theory, each stage naturally res...

The ERE WL table as it is going from succeeding at the interobjective system as it is (WL1-5) to developing objective skills (WL6-7) to questioning the subjective values of what one wants to do now (WL8) ... and moving on connect intersubjectively with others on the same path (WL9). This is not the...

@Slevin: Yes I agree there are problems with PPP (or in this case CPI deflating) everything, most notably related to physiological human needs which have likely not gotten cheaper and in some ways have gotten more expensive, possibly while locking in higher quality standards. Counter to this is the ...

Ok but what if: I've read repeatedly that Hunter-Gatherer societies only require 15-20 hours to meet their baseline needs and they also stop "working" (a concept they actually lack, so we are inventing what is work and what is not for them...) once baseline needs are met. Supposedly agricu...

Integrating Some Models: One model I find useful is a 3-way model of thinking/ knowing. There is the cognitive way of "knowing" that "I" "think of" as "knowing." Then there is the emotional way of knowing. Then there is the bodily way of knowing. One way to i...

I have two objections to the rise of neurodivergent conditions. 1) IME, it does lead to pathologization and identification with that pathologization. It leads to limiting beliefs about oneself which often do not correspond to my concept of reality. This is a generalization and is of course not true ...

If you think flow state is an indicator of alignment, then I'm doing alright--I can lose myself for hours and hours in video games. I may be misunderstanding flow. It kinda feels like an addiction. Also, it feels a little absurd to think that my "purpose" is to play games. Of course, no m...

Imagine if humanity had used capitalism to realize what Keynes wrote about his letter to his grandchildren. Instead of becoming reliant of buying and replacing egg cookers every time the last one went out of fashion or broke from deliberately bad construction [in order to solve Borsodi's distributi...

@Hristo: Thanks for the pics. In my mind, I'm modeling everything off of my urban garden friend. He has a Shipping Container with 2 holes cut in it, one for the door and one for the A/C. He has a small window unit A/C. Shipping container is slightly more sqft than my bus. Works great in the NOLA sum...

Thanks everyone for all of the help!!! @mooretrees: I don't have a school bus so window sizes are likely different. It's for sure not school bus windows. I measured the window I've got, it's roughly 28 inches tall by 24 inches wide. A little bit bigger than that in both dimensions it appears. I'll p...

@AH: There are ice chest AC units. Supposedly the ice helps cut down on power usage?

Here's the first hit on google: https://www.icybreeze.com/

@jacob, thanks for weighing in. I'm a bit concerned about a window unit making the bus easier to break into. Not sure how much I care about this. Windows are also a weird size... I think a small window unit would maybe fit though? I'd have to see. I'd also need to fill in a bit of open space... I'm ...

@Slevin: I have no idea what I'm doing, so, probably not for now. I'd also be open to expanding the solar setup, particularly to run an A/C off of. I'm into the shade structure out of solar panels idea, but not for this year as I lack the skills. I also need to check with my friends before putting a...