I had this same thought last year when I drove through SLC on my way to Wyoming's national parks.
It's a huge missed opportunity for a college town like Orem.
Used electric cars are some of the cheapest you can buy with the lowest total cost of ownership. If you have to drive, at least spare yourself the awful experience, cost, and pollution of gas stations.
It is the 25th anniversary. They should hold a street concert.
Business is morally dubious and absolute truth does not exist which is frustrating, but I lack the patience for bench research though recognize its much greater value. We are all exploited at work, but at least you have decent hours, labor protections, and I hope societal value.
Florida is a state of extremes. I love the warm, wet climate and the food/smells it produces, but it's even more superficial and transitory than the West Coast you know.
I am writing this from onboard a flight Europe. I appreciate your social cohesion (yes, even in the France of greves et manifestations), food quality, public transit, and historic city centers. I know France quite well and while I love Normandy and Paris, the weather and family draw me to PACA and Aquitaine. Since I debate retiring to France, how do you find life there compared to what you have witnessed of the United States?
Public schools are locally managed and every school board is different, but gifted programs are common in Canada and the US. Children are screened early, tested, and put in dedicated classes. I was moved to a different school that had a segregated group of classrooms at age eight. My children's school has gifted classes so they could stay starting at seven. Since you are past this age, what leads you to such an interest if you don't mind me asking?
The least energy intense communities are dense communities.
This is a step in the right direction.
IQ tests are largely worthless, so I wouldn't take one formally.
Sorry about your school experience. Being placed in a gifted program allowed me to make friends with similar people.
I am envious of your career in the sciences. I foolishly pursued business, and while it has been financially rewarding, I am left with a sense of emptiness.
My job and residence in Florida require me to follow the news to avoid the nonsense inflicted by populist leaders, but I spend my free time in nature or traveling like you.
It is nice to connect to someone online with a similar experience.
This mirrors my experience.
I was determined to have an IQ of 139 at age eight by a school psychologist. I was educated in a special program, attended an Ivy League university in the US, finished graduate school in the top 1% of my class, and work a well compensated job I dislike and will leave shortly.
To answer the main question, I find it isolating and a bit scary right now, but also stress-relieving.
I cannot connect with the average person though I really like some for their kindness. This is because I have a different lived experience. I consume different media. I don't have their problems (money, vices, romantic instability, political agitation). I dislike how populism and hatred are rising, and am concerned that we are ignoring real issues (climate change, deficit spending, pollution) for fake ones (immigrants, "woke" culture, crime). At the same time, I wealthy by any objective standard, don't have to work, and follow most medical guidelines (little exercise due to work schedule) so weigh an appropriate amount and am in good health.
I will acquire the book you recommend. My read French is decent. I have thought little about my IQ and perhaps should.
I had the same issue with the secure boot in bios when I switched a computer to Linux Mint a few weeks ago, but it's been smooth other than that.
No chance of a fair trial now.
Votes should be anonymous.
This is the first step toward monetizing Lemmy for multinationals.
My spouse doesn't really care and trusts me. We've been together for almost two decades, and they know I'm a meticulous cheapskate who has never missed a payment.
I track our net worth monthly and update them at that point, but have to force the issue. I'm their financial advisor/family office in their eyes.
I take the lead given my two finance degrees and interest. I go through our budget with my spouse and they sign off or propose changes every December. I pay bills. I compete our taxes.
Our money has been communal since before we married. We have each supported the other financially as we obtained further education. We discuss larger spends and otherwise buy little relative to most in this country. One of our shared values is that our money is for security and to invest to break free of working.
I sincerely hope this is the last time I read about Liz Truss and she just disappears into the sands of history.
Honeybees aren't native to the United States, but they play a big role in food production.
The retailer’s stock dropped on the news that consumer confidence had hit a 12-year low.
Consumer confidence continues to wane as Americans worry about the economy, jobs and their income.
Ford CEO Jim Farley did not mince words with Wall Street on Tuesday, describing the impact from a lasting 25% tariff as being \
Plastic recycling is still superior to discarding, but inferior to avoiding in the first place. It is simply energy intensive and not many people do it.
The Alliance For Automotive Innovation wants quicker approval for vehicles without pedals or steering wheels, wants NHTSA to be sole regulator.
We’re facing criminal charges while billionaires take off with our future.
Many swallow the same propaganda as south of the border. Around 40% of conservative voters could be considered MAGA supporters. It's the other 60% who have to come to their senses and realize the PP is lying about his support for Canada. He is just a discount Trump populist.
For me, it started with not buying junk food at the grocery store. I knew it was bad for me for so many reasons and decided it was time. After a few initial cravings, I didn't miss it at all.
This led directly to a reduced salt and sugar tolerance. Fast food and frozen meals I once enjoyed were now so salty or sweet, so I started cooking more at home.
Finally, this amplified the taste of fruits and vegetables and I gravitated away from other less healthy choices.
Now a few years later, I've saved a tonne of money, feel less tired, my blood pressure and cholesterol levels are better, and my complexion is clearer.
Did you make any smaller choices that led to a chain of improvements in your lives on your simple living journeys that we should consider?
I have to ask: did you read the article? It is clearly a call for the flattening of classes and more rights for all.
Did you try subscribing to your interests?
A group of Republican-led states sought to block lawsuits brought by a group of Democratic-led states that seek to hold energy companies accountable for climate change.
After 12 years, we’ve said goodbye to one of the happiest countries on Earth. From friluftsliv (the joy of the open air) to janteloven (realising you’re no better than others) here’s what I’ve learned
A survey of over 100,000 Germans revealed that 94% won’t buy a Tesla vehicle. It doesn’t bode well for the...
U.S. officials familiar with the planning said options for "reclaiming" the vital waterway include close cooperation with Panama's military and, absent that, possible war.
Pam Bondi warned Tesla vandals the DOJ will launch investigations into the recent attacks on Elon Musk's electric vehicle company.
In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and e...
In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and e...
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
On the eve of Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting, union baristas and allies sent a clear message to executives and investors: It’s time for the
The president threw Elon Musk a lifeline with an event, livestreamed on X, where he touted the cars and said he would buy one.
I'm not much of a media consumer, and when I am I find Youtube channels better exemplify the simple living lifestyle (plenty out of Japan). However, every once in a while I stumble upon characters or plots in mainstream media that resonate with my simple living values. Years ago, I truly enjoyed the film Under the Tuscan Sun (though the book was vastly different and superior). More recently, I have been enthralled with the television series Somebody Somewhere.
What series or films do you enjoy that best encapsulate your simple living ideals?
An unrepentant globalist who supports universal human rights and multilateral institutions.