Episode 627: On Like-Mindedness
Today we take a bit of a dive into finding like-minded people should mean, if it is a good idea, and how to make community work.
Livestream Schedule:
- Joel Ryals Live Tuesday at 2pm on my YT
- No Wednesday Live this week
- SRF Final Q & A Session Thursday at 7pm. SRF YT
Hogget
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
- FD Food is great for travel
- Tomato wall is disconnected and we are letting tomatoes ripen on the vines
- Auditing Pantry for On Site Food for SRF Staff
Weekly Shopping Report from Joe
We made this week's trip on Sunday, with three stops. Traffic seemed a little heavy, but it must have been church traffic, because the store parking lots seemed relatively empty.
The first stop was Dollar Tree. Ginny on Homestead Corner said her Dollar Tree (somewhere in Maine) was running out of things, and holes were being masked by plastic items spread out on shelves, but I did not see that in ours. The Health aisle has still not been restocked, but everything else looks pretty full.
Next was Home Depot. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.98. The battery carrels at checkout are only 1/3 full, but I noticed some additional islands with batteries. They may be switching things around, as the carrels are mostly Duracell and Ray-o-Vac, but the islands are Ever-ready (Energizer). The store is otherwise well-stocked. While getting some 3-in-1 oil, I found a 26" RainX wiper blade there for only $11, so snatched that up. If you need wiper blades, they don't have a lot of them, but if your Home Depot has your size, that's an excellent price.
Aldi was last. I don't recall any notable price changes, but there seemed a lot less variety in the chips and snacks area. Produce looked good, the meat area had decent stock, and we found a couple of frozen turkey breasts which we had not seen there for a while. At $11 each, I'm glad we'll get at least a few meals from each one.
At my last fill, untainted regular was still $4.199/gallon.
Frugality Tip
The new freezer probes for $70
https://shop.yosmart.com/products/speakerhub-two-temperature-humidity-sensors
Operation Independence
SRF Might make a profit this time! 125% focused on the event. (Also tickets go up Wed after 12pm)
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Main topic of the Show: On Like-Mindedness
Back to the Land and Like-Minded People
What do we mean when we say like minded?
What should we mean when we say like minded?
Thoughts about critical thinking skills
Trust the Science and asking questions
Creating communities of like-minded people
Don’t sweat the small stuff
Assessing if something is a CRITICAL difference or a small difference
None of my business
Landing: Like mindedness is very important if we break things down to core values, but our human tendency is to equate strong opinions on a variety of things with core values. However, when we reach further, we often find that the BIG differences of opinion that we have are other people’s talking points, or things grounded in the HOW not the WHY or the WHAT.
We can do better and focus on real goals that make a real difference when we learn to look beyond the spin and work together on core outcomes.
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