{"id":648,"date":"2023-04-13T04:45:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gen-e-sis.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/06\/if-you-want-to-make-a-difference\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:50:29","slug":"if-you-want-to-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/if-you-want-to-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Want To Make A Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n A manifesto for the downwardly-mobile. This post offers gentle anarchy, economic clarity, and a call to comfort over consumption. If you want to make a difference, start by making less noise\u2014and fewer purchases.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you want to make a difference in life, the universe, everything…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. stop believing the economy is more important than the people<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. realize the economy is the rich<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. tax hike the rich<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. stop selling out to your children<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. stop trying to fix the cure, and fix the problem<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. get off the greasy pole<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. become downwardly-mobile<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. see the beauty in the small<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. comfort the poor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. find what matters to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. throw your gadgets away<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. have a happy childhood<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. and stop whining<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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