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--- opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2025/08/19 22:25]
frater_secessus [overcomplicating the power setup]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2025/08/19 22:30] (current)
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 [[lifestyle:words_of_wisdom|Words of wisdom:]]  "We have a lot of people here who get all excited, move into a van, then quit after just a couple months. The fact that they get disillusioned means they were "illusioned" to begin with. So don't be "illusioned"."  -- lennyflank((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/el567y/any_advice_for_someone_considering_van_life/fdgq087/))
-Note:  this area is for //opinion//, not objective facts. I may be jaded, grouchy, or cuss a bit.  -- secessus
+Note:  this area is for //opinion//, not objective facts. I may be jaded, grouchy, or cuss a bit. In normal interactions I strive to be objective and careful with advice but the gloves are off here. -- secessus
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 Rube Goldberg has nothing on a subset of new vanfolk.  They dream up weird setups with multiple banks, sometimes of different chemistries.  Strange wiring setups that require frequent human intervention.
-The main reason for this is a lack of understanding about how the components actually work and what they can do.  This confusion turns into anxiety, which turns into "Ima throw a credit card around and see if that calms my nerves."    The proliferation of //power stations// has made this worse since they often have limitations that require esoteric hoop-jumping.
+The main reason for this is a lack of understanding about how the components actually work and what they can do.  This confusion turns into anxiety, which turns into "Ima throw a credit card around and see if that calms my nerves."    The proliferation of //power stations// has made this worse since they often have limitations that really can require esoteric hoop-jumping.
 The best way to calm those nerves (and get a system that works for minimal effort and cost) is:
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 If you are a drama addict who needs chaos to function, here's how to make an expensive clusterfsck:
-  - [[opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes#buying_random_stuff|buy random shit]] because it's on sale, because you lack self-control, or are in a drunken stupor
+  - [[opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes#buying_random_stuff|buy random shit]] because it's on sale, it looked kewl, because you lack self-control, or are in a drunken stupor
   - try to use it
   - find out it doesn't meet your needs because it wasn't designed to.  The specs and manuals spelled this out, but [insert beating of dead horse]

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