Originally Posted By: Ducked
" It might as well be a third world country, and a very poor one at that."
Do me a favour...anyone who says that hasn't seen much third world poverty, and apparently can't imagine it.
I think this is worth reading and rereading. Staying out of political matters, despite some of our grousing, we're doing pretty well in North America. With respect to the photo essay, that type of life was much more common years ago, and very common around here. There still are a few families I've known over the years that live a more rustic lifestyle, and they're happy for it. Incidentally, they don't worry about the price of electricity, campaign for or against green energy, or even notice when the internet goes down. They don't grouse or notice if the grocery store doesn't have fresh mangoes in stock, since that's not what their life is about.