1. In this day and age it really is something out of the ordinary to be completely sustainable, and to have nobody in the family have any sort of job. Even though they do have some electricity, their house has almost no electricity usage, and even then has a power plant. It seems interesting that a family has a way to live, that if we all followed, would create a sustainable human race. It just seems odd that the way to become sustainable is known, yet they're the only ones that are truly following it to freedom.
2. Honestly when I think of their needs vs wants sheet, I imagine many more needs then wants. They don't have a cell phone or many things that people have these days, and create many things themselves and avoid the costs in the first place. They spend near nothing, and make money still form their style of living. Their needs list would not even be that big, but would be much larger in proportion.
3. This fits into what we're studying in My Ishmael because it is about living sustainably. If we all lived just like them there would be no wars and would create an actual utopia, if we are ever to achieve a utopia, this is the only way I see it as being done. Not only would everybody be happy, but we would actual reach sustainability and not continue to destroy our planet the way we have.
4. The family seems to live and work as a whole unit. Many families get divorced or just don't spend much time with each other, however this family is just the opposite. http://www.pathtofreedom.com/ They are not living in the stone age, they aren't using all the latest gadgets either. They are just using what is needed while only minimally taking what they want and looking out for each other.
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I think it's interesting what you said about a way to living completely sustainably being known, yet no one does it except for this family.
While there are probably many ways to live very sustainably, this family is a true role model for us all.
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