What modern conveniences are the least we need?

[MissB]

34. I have an iRobot model

It runs Monday-Friday, daily in our first floor. We have two good sized dogs and live on a forested lot. The dogs run in and out all day long.

The vacuum also runs under my couches and other places that I wouldn’t routinely sweep. Mondays it picks up the most, but there is still a surprising amount of dirt in its bin the other days.

My electric bill stays pretty steady. Our electricity is generated by hydroelectric dams on a large river. I don’t sweat the amount of energy that my vacuum uses.

Dh used a hand grinder for coffee (he’s had the same one since college, and he’s about to retire) and an aeropress for his daily coffee.

I try to keep all my yard and food waste on site. I grow as much food as I can, and I can afford energy efficient improvements and appliances. In short, I try to do as much as I can for climate change without giving up much in the way of conveniences. I can also afford this stuff, and it’s going to be harder to ask folks who have less to do more. Some of these conveniences make our lives easier do we can spend time doing other things.