Imagine a world without patents and tariffs. Imagine a world where companies can freely compete (no patents) and, most importantly, *have* to (no tariffs).

no problem, AA has a very good search bar.

yes, but the cost of using such services must be offset by how much you gain. We'll see in the future

I sometimes think about the same things. As of now, my best bet is that math is one of the disciplines studying exactly these questions.

yes but their growth isn't driven by actual profits. It's a bet.

This page contains some interesting advice I didn't know, useful for traveling in general. Traveling without a luggage is a staple of mine, but I am not at this pro level yet.

For other commenters, overcoming materialism means not being attached to objects. Not necessarily living on a backpack. The idea is to have objects if you can, but don't suffer for their loss, or their gain. Seneca, the stoic thinker, might be a great read to start.

> “What the development of true renunciation implies is that we no longer rely on sensory pleasures for our ultimate happiness; we see the futility of expecting deep satisfaction from such limited, transitory phenomena. It is important to understand this point clearly. Renunciation is not the same as giving up pleasure or denying ourselves happiness. It means giving up our unreal expectations about ordinary pleasures. These expectations themselves are what turn pleasure into pain. It cannot be said too often that there is nothing wrong with pleasure. It is our grasping, exaggerating, distorting, and polluting attitude toward pleasure that must be abandoned.”

- Lama Thubten Yeshe

Not to sound like an asshole, but I bet losing that backpack would be as bad as someone else losing their car.

Overcoming materialism by carrying as much Apple hardware as possible in a backpack. I hate these kind of "minimalism" stories.

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Matthew 6:19. He was talking about backing up to the cloud ;)

Great thought. Hereafter-based hosting. Why shouldn't you be in control of your data after the Rapture? That's going to be a big dollar...

It's not materialism if i'm carrying a low absolute volume of material.

Planetes is a great anime on the topic of space junk, recommended.

This article seems great, I will finish it later.

Congratulations on making the life of ~2k people a bit better.

Appreciate it! It's not much, but its honest work.

That's why every app should be. to make peoples life easier

Exactly

if those people don't need passwords and accounts, they probably want to do very little with their phone. hence they don't need an iPhone.

Otherwise, if they want to use email, whatsapp, etc., they also want passwords and accounts, hence security measures must be there. Someone has to help them.

You'll find old folk think they just need phone calls but then they want to see their kids photos on insta etc and access their bank if it switches to app only and the like.