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What Solarpunk changes have you made in your daily life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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I feel like I always think of solar punk as a macro thing where a lot has to change but there are still smaller wins we can implement, what have you been doing?

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[–] 20 points 3 months ago (6 children)
  • utility biking
  • repairing stuff instead of throwing it out
  • using stuff found on the curb that other people threw out (my wife rescued a $500 Kitchen Aid stand mixer the other day -- it's wild what people throw out around here!)
  • DIY renovations with careful deconstruction so materials can be reused
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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Who throws out a kitchen aid mixer? That shit is expensive and fancy

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I know, right?!

    It doesn't run, but I haven't dug into it yet to figure out what's actually wrong with it. (First world problems: we've already got a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, so getting it working isn't particularly urgent. This bowl-lift one would be a slight upgrade from our Artisan, though.)

    Still, I'm pretty sure these things are a holdover from back when things were designed for repairability instead of planned obsolescence, so I have little doubt that it's fixable for a lot less than the cost to replace it.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I know the motors are supposedly super high quality. I wouldn't know how to fix one but I am sure it's going to be worth the effort. Especially if you sell it as used afterwards

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