&gt; Actually, the person making those things could also have chosen to live a simpler life and only be working part time. It&#x27;s their choice.<p>I did not interpret the point you responded to the same way as you. It&#x27;s not about that individual&#x27;s choice, but about the necessity for <i>some</i> person to be producing those products under those working conditions, in order for the off-grid folks to be able to consume them.<p>For some people, there&#x27;s an implicit hypocrisy in visibly &quot;opting-out&quot; of a lifestyle if your new lifestyle necessitates that others have to fill in behind you. For others, yourself included I guess, it&#x27;s just a market and anything goes.