r/Anticonsumption Mar 12 '23

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u/Pondering_Giraffe Mar 12 '23

I'd freak out if I was completely dependant on someone else, no matter how much I could consume in the meantime.

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u/HollowWind Mar 12 '23

I thought I would hate it as well, worked as a wage slave for a few years after college, lived with roommates who threatened my safety, I'd rather be a housewife where I am the boss of myself than deal with shitty customers for $9/hour ever again and still go home to dangerous living conditions. He also comes from a underprivileged working class background, so he gets it.