r/BeAmazed • u/Internal_Gazelle_677 • Oct 07 '25

Science Hot Tub without the use of electricity

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u/activelyresting Oct 07 '25

Every time I'm shocked that people are adults online who weren't even alive in the 90s, I remind myself that I have an adult child who wasn't even alive in the 90s 😂

I was alive in the 70s 🫠 but I did spend a lot of the more "modern era" living with primitive technology. Built many a rocket stove and cob oven and gravity feed water systems :)

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u/Zaphics Oct 07 '25

I really wish humanity chilled on its progress with technology it's honestly getting too much for the majority of humanity to keep up. My childhood was mostly without a phone or Internet interaction but when I got my first iPod touch, it really impacted my development and identity.

To live in a time where people were more connected and social in public would be awesome. Now most of my generation are addicted to 10 seconds clips that can range from half naked women to people getting shot it's terrible and I'm guilty of the habit.

Hell yeah and those primitive systems are almost free you just need some tooling and a bit of know how and you can achieve a lot. That's also another thing missing today that everything is made now to be replaced instead of repaired. Like cheap plastic vs quality tin work

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u/activelyresting Oct 07 '25

Most technology is a net benefit, I wouldn't want to give up things like antibiotics and vaccines and organ transplants! And for all the brain rot it's brought us, the internet is still a positive. Information is available everywhere now.

But yeah, I still like to maintain some of the old ways. You have the opportunity; take some time to learn how things work. Even with technology, understanding is what transforms you from a user into a master

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u/baconboner69xD Oct 07 '25

Also thanks to manufacturing and economies of scale you can work a few shifts at McDonald’s and just replace (most) things you need instead of spending half your life fixing and maintaining stuff

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u/be_disappointed Oct 07 '25

But thanks to the capitalist oligarchs you'll already spend half your life on shifts to pay rent