It seems that whenever the economy has had a good run (1920s, 1960s, 1990s) and subsequently crashed (1930s, 1970s, 2000s), some will decide to “head back to the land”. Perhaps this is due to realizing that the economy doesn’t have anything further to offer. Perhaps being self-sufficient seems like a more secure prospect than trying [...]

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Once upon a time, people regularly made things for themselves instead of buying them … The picture shows a bench hook, a mallet, a saw vise (hard to buy these days) to sharpen my saw(s), and a hacksaw that I made. I plan to make the hacksaw look a little prettier but I couldn’t resist [...]

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Service is promoted as a virtue by those who are being serviced and those who serve. Look around, and you will see that the service sector is thoroughly dominating. This is a sign that people are so rich that they have nothing better to do than to go around and do things for each other [...]

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