I absolutely have been to Nimbin. enjoyed a certain festival there a few times. Most of the people there there who are living a basic life are doing so because they aren't wealthy , not the other way around. Bit hard to generate wealth when you're smashed or employment-diverse lol.
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People who are in positions to have wealthy lifestyles who choose to live basic ones, are not representative on any significant portion of our society. They're outliers and they certainly don't congregate in Nimbin. I'm also not including those that made a motza and can now retire at 30 on a basic lifestyle and surf every day, because those people are actually wealthy to be able to do so. Wealthy people can have happy lives, you know? Being wealthy doesnt automatically mean you are working like a pig to generate that wealth. Those people are not giving up shit to have less.