The article in question might be the case of a writer not knowing what he is talking about, and speaking more from personal prejudices than from a position of knowledge.
What is argued is that “homesteaders” or others who live ‘off the grid’, that being highly self-sufficient and rather low-tech, are a drain on society as it is alleged that they frequently take advantage of social services and the other things modernity provides without contributing anything of value to society.
It’s a poor argument that is riddled with errors – containing only a bit of truth. What is the author’s motivation? Difficult to say. Perhaps he has a prejudice against those he sees as “country bumpkins.” Or maybe he was just lazy when it came to researching this topic. In any event, he misses the mark more often than he hits it.
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If you want to see moochers go to your local welfare office
Living off grid so the moochers don’t live off you thats,kinda the point is t it
Atheists are tempting God to act..
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Sucks Nobody minds their own business.
Hahahaha! The moochers are anyone drawing a government check. They produce nothing of value on the backs of those that do.
Idiots. Generally:
Homesteading is hard, messy, mucky, (sometimes) bloody work.
Homesteaders pay income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, etc…
Those who go completely off grid are usually using solar or some other alternative form of energy. Some use oil or gas for lamps. Isn’t that supposed to better for the environment than coal??
What they usually don’t do is receive welfare, food stamps, money for housing, etc…�
how exactly is someone who provides for themselves a mooch… that does not even make sense… I did not read the article what is the point a self reliant person is the opposite of a mooch.. the fact is most people that make fun of off grid people could not survive without a microwave… so …yeah
Not the life style I would choose but they are anything but mooching libs!
When the lights go out, who will be warm and who will be out in the cold