I used to think I was fine with tiny living, because my entire childhood home was 20 sqr meters, but I now live alone in such a space and it's too small. I have huge windows, but the walls are closing in. The space is too small to furnish in a way which wouldn't hinder an aspect of everyday life. I'm so tired of algorithm trying to convince me tiny living is fine when it shows even worse conditions than mine. I wish I lived in 30 sqr meters or so. 40 sqr meters are way too burgoise for me, but I could use extra 10 sqr meters solely for the purpose of farting.

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Even if you're not working the whole time, all other spaces are so ruthlessly monetized that you'll be spending money just to exist.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      I used to think living out in rural Iowa was terrible because there "is nothing to do"

      Then I grew up and realized I'm surrounded by forests, rivers, wetlands, hilly plains, and endless dirt roads 😌

      • oregoncom [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        They have nature in cities too. Santa Monica Mountains >>> anything in Iowa.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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          9 months ago

          The Driftless Area is intensely beautiful, don't dismiss that! Rolling forested hills and not a cornfield in sight.

          Regardless, the point is that I don't have to pay money to enjoy these things. I can just go outside. They haven't totally commodified nature, not in Iowa nor California.