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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9069674" data-attributes="member: 6684958">I was not trying to imply some sort of Edge living.  We would make a weekly grocery trip....but not for anything we could grow, gather, hunt or fish for ourselves.  We grew tomatoes, but had to buy bananas, for example.Well, it does depend on your location, your family, and lots of individualism.  Sure, even in the 70's some families were good consumers and bought everything at the store.  Though in the 70's and well into the 80's a lot of families and people made, crafted, crew, and got what they could.  Defiantly most of my grandparents generation did, and my parents did about half.  It was big in the country and rural areas to make a lot of your own stuff...if you had some land it just made sense to grow your own food.  Though even in the urban and suburban areas it was somewhat common to have gardens and make your own bread, for example.  And a LOT of people from my generation, and after, did grow up as and to be good mass market consumers buying processed non-food and disposable items.  And when you get into the 90's it was a LOT of people.  Though a lot of country rural life did not change too much.  And now, in 2023, there really is an amazing snap back.  As stores close and inflation drives prices high....a LOT of people are seeing the huge savings in doing things for yourself.  And that is on top of the "preper" culture where people want to be ready for the worst.I myself am not happy with the idea the characters "just do whatever" so the game can be endless combat.  I get that game play like that is fun for some people.  Well...electricity was not that way in a lot of rural areas.  Sure, some places were lit up with electric light from dusk til dawn.  Some places only had electricity going to the house...our garage and barn had none.  We lit candles outside the house and in the barn, plus torches and fires.  And we used candles inside the house too, only using electric lights if really needed.  At night my mom kept a candle burning on the kitchen table for light.  Though I lot of this is by choice.  Yes, my parents, grandparents, family members and community taught me hundreds of piratical life skills.  Though, sure, even in the 80's there were kids that were taught nothing and they just watched TV all the time.  At a young age I knew how to tie a lot of knots...we used rope for lots of things often.  And sure other kids could not tie a knot at all.  Well, with high inflation and disaster prepping many people are finding that those skills you call "useless" are quite handy to have.  Well, natural food is far better for a person in a lot of ways: This is a fact.  Fast food, Junk food and Processed foods are far worse for a person in a lot of ways.  And I get you want to defend that person that person that orders fast junk food 24/7 on their SuperSizeMe app.  The same way  it's far better to read a book or two on a topic, then it is to watch a quick YouTube video and declare yourself and expert.  But still you'd defend the YouTube watching "expert".  Real life experiences are far better then fake video game experiences.   But sure you will defend the person that plays a fishing simulator and "catches lots of fish" by pushing that "X" button.I'd wonder what "things" you think they might know that are "valid".   Like they have the skill of "playing video games" and I have the skill of "hunting".</blockquote>

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