This is very much my direction of travel ... towards self-reliance and offgrid living.
There is some way to go on the journey, but we have our water supply and sewage system, grow much of our own food (and getting better each year), and part of our heating comes from our own wood supply.
My big goal is to generate our own electricity through solar and micro-hydro. Generating the initial investment for that was the primary reason for my joining steemit.
Gradually I am reaching that goal...
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congrats! it sounds like you are well on your way! Water, and food are the top two necessities of life!
Solar is awesome, and so easy to install. if you have the right appliances you can be more than Ok with it.. and it sounds like you got some streams nearby which is a total blessing for endless hydro yes..
xx nice to see you to see you!...
Yes, the potential is there...
Must catch up with an interview for The Alternative Lifestyle Show soon.
i must be brave! yes!
Cool, I will drop you a DM and we can fix something up.
It is true that automation is going to replace many humans -- even creative professions, such as musicians and engineers are facing this. But this isn't all doom and gloom. The key is to understand the time line and the flow of humanity.
Yes, the number of human taxi drivers will be reduced, but this is going to take 5-10 years. The number of human musicians/composers will be reduced, but this will take 10-15 years. During my lifetime I will see the number of engineers reduced. It is unlikely that I will be eliminated, but it is more probable that I may be engaged in the training of AI replacements and will work with them, using them as tools.
It also is likely that the rate of hiring to replace humans that leave the field will be reduced. The flow of humanity will naturally be away from the automated jobs to new ones. When I retire, I will not likely be replaced by a single person, but a fraction of a person. That one person, using the automation tools, will be more efficient that 2-3 of us that are currently in the field. Engineers used to have access to a secretary and other staff, but now, due to software automation, there are three staff members that service my entire department of 40. They are more efficient than their predecessors due to the automation tools that they have, such as scheduling software and word processors.
I don't know what the new jobs will be, but certainly there will be work. Even if we don't hire new taxi drivers as they retire, or leave for other work, there will be some work for the next generation.
Humanity is amazingly robust. Do not despair.
thanks for your inputs.. lots of great points you make..
i will not despair!