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>>>Vegetables, clothing, and water and power are CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP to DIY.

DIY gardens/potable water/solar can easily create high-quality outputs, equivalent to the best available anywhere else. DIY clothing? Yeah, I don't think most DIYers can produce anti-microbial, moisture-wicking, flame-resistant, form-fitting-yet-maneuverable tactical shirts.

https://www.first-spear.com/the-asset-technical-field-shirt?...

>>>The biggest obstacle to attaining a better life for most people is breaking the construct of 'I'm going to be THE ONE' hyperstition that Capitalism engenders.

Is that capitalism, or just human nature? Every warlord/general EVER who overthrew a head of state in the past 4,000 years of recorded history just KNEW he deserved to be "The One". Unlike the commoners of the time, only a handful of people had the military power necessary to "make it big". Now, almost anyone can accumulate economic power to live like a king.

I wouldn't wear that shirt if you paid me. I bet half of it is plastic ("polyester") unhealthy and damaging to the environment in 100 different ways.

I'll stick with plain old cotton, you can keep the "anti-microbial, moisture-wicking, flame-resistant, form-fitting-yet-maneuverable tactical shirt" and -hopefully- avoid the associated cancer(s) .

>>>I bet half of it is plastic ("polyester") unhealthy and damaging to the environment in 100 different ways.

You don't have to guess at its contents, you could just....read the linked product description. It's mostly Merino wool, which is a natural fiber. Para-Aramid is synthetic but isn't a proven carcinogen.

We stopped using polyester moisture-wicking shirts when we learned that the fabric melts into your flesh during IED attacks. Cotton has its uses, but it is not as durable nor as performant without at least a blended fabric or other production compromises (such as overall additional weight).

None of which changes my original point: you can't just buy a sewing machine, get a bolt of cloth, and fabricate a shirt of equivalent performance in your own home.

I like the energy of wanting a distributed Maslow's hierarchy of needs tier 1 and 2 to have superior products to the centralized conception, but I think most people just need comfortable clothing to live in, and rugged clothing to work in.

The hope is critically important for the mental manifestation of any thought form. I think we could have a better method than Capitalism if we knew we could and put some effort into it. Religions are supposed to fill this role. Besides Capitalism, which is kinda a religion, but actually exists as a meta-layer on top of other, outdated religions, the last great religion was formed 1000+ years ago.

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