Clean water on demand
this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2024
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Likewise, flushing the toilet and the shit disappears.
Chocolate.
Proper chocolate, not the shit that Cadbury turn out since it was bought by the cheese people.
No wonder they lost their royal warrant. That's the first thing that Charlie has done since the Prince's Trust that has really impressed me.
That's super interesting, I actually like him a bit now because of that
While I am trying to use the internet less since the past 2 years or so, I will freak out if it ceases to exist completely.
I wouldn't even call it a luxury. Hasn't been for years.
You bring up an interesting point.
Most people wouldn't consider a cup of tea to be luxurious at all. But if tea was scarce and you only got one cup a year, it would seem absolutely amazing, a special occasion and you'd really savour the experience.
There's definitely something to be said for luxury which is much more about rarity or restriction rather than the experience itself.
I miss when it was a luxury. Pretty fun times if you ask me.
Agreed
High-quality food. For me, food is one of the main sources of enjoyment, and if instead I'll have to shove something down my throat just to satisfy hunger, I'll get very depressed very quickly.
Coffee. Can't even stop drinking it when I'm sick bc I feel like ten times worse.
I gave up caffeine a few years ago and I was really surprised by how easy it was and how little I missed it.
Maybe it's different for me but caffeine ended up being much more of a habit rather than something I thought I needed.
Electricity.
If you lose electricity most people lose access to:
Hot water
Running water (if you have a well)
Air conditioning
Indoor heat
Television
Internet
Indoor lighting
And hot meals if you don't have gas.
Losing electricity would cut you off from almost all of your luxuries as we've become completely dependent on it over the last century or so.
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I don't know, maybe oxygen.
How does oxygen fit the definition of luxury?
Though that's not really the point of your post is it? What you did was read and understand OP correctly but then thought, "won't it be so hilarious if I make a joke and answered with something that you LITERALLY can't live with out, instead of contributing to the discussion!?!?! Hahaha delightfully devilish, professorozone!"
That your comment is upvoted is disappointing. It's Reddit tier crap.
As a diving instructor once told me, Air is overrated.
Clean and well-tasting tap water. It sucks when I'm going to another country and they have chlorinated tap water
If it's that important to you then an RO filter would be a cheap solution
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Housing. (Again)
Spices. Very much spices. If I was limited to like 5 good ones I'd make do but I have a drawer with like 50 spices in it I use regularly and it's my happy place.
100%
It kills me when I go to someone's house and the only spices are black pepper and cinnamon. Salt does not count.
Air conditioning. Near the coast in Texas it's more or less a lifesaver.
My headphones. I just love listening to music way too much.
Well luckily for you, apparently it's now acceptable to just blast your music out loud in public.
- Air conditioning
- Chocolate
- Coffee
All 3 are things that are reasonably likely to have troublesome accessibility in my lifetime.
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Music, without a doubt. Specifically, being able to choose particular songs to listen to. I'd get pretty miserable after a few days.
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