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Yes. But we all have an addiction to food and shelter.



In the US, only the poorest of the poor don't have shelter, and even they mostly have food.


> In the US, only the poorest of the poor don't have shelter, and even they mostly have food.

Me+kids spent a decade in hunger-level poverty while staying housed. We usually got basic living expenses covered and what was left over might buy a bag of white rice - but not always.

Our situation was far from uncommon.



Most people obtain those just fine without a tech salary.


You don't need much money to have food and shelter...


That homesteader life




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