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Thanks for starting this. I don't know how much help I'll be since I've got other stuff I'm doing. What are you thinking, rolling section 1 into 3, or 3 into 1? Trying to par down section 2 maybe? Fephisto (talk) 23:49, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fephisto: First, I will fully convert Section 1 into prose, so that this article no longer looks like an outline. You are right about this article having a lot of repetitions and redundancies. I will eliminate those in Sections 1 and 2. Section 2 should only contain statistics and unique cultural trends. Section 3 can be compressed under the banner of challenges or push backs to this lifestyle choice. Nerd271 (talk) 01:08, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my god, section 1 already looks so much better. Fephisto (talk) 03:36, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was trying to see if I could find a diff source for the misanthrope thing because it's probably more fitting in the criticism section, then just forgot about it, soz. Should section 2 be moved down below 3? Fephisto (talk) 21:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Went ahead and gave the section moving a shot among some other minor things. Two notes:

1 - That section I moved probably needs a lookover because there are redundancies in it, as well as a lot of...what read to me as advertising-y plugs to various people's books/articles?

2 - In the pro/con sections I think some of the discussions about the government benefits are redundant.

Fephisto (talk) 22:15, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I condensed the section on the challenges to this lifestyle, now Section 2. I will add some information on the work place later. Some statements in Section 1 contained a lot of citations because when I rewrote it, my focus was on preserving sources and all relevant information. But since some citations are used numerous times, removing a few cannot hurt. Nerd271 (talk) 22:51, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm scared to go through the work of looking through allllll those citations...do you think WP:POPCULTURE has anything to say about whether the pop culture subsection should be in this article? Fephisto (talk) 13:25, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done! That essay in pop culture is inline with what I understand to be common practice here from experience. I changed it from bullet points into prose, as before. It seems unusual enough now, unlike film shots involving the Eiffel Tower, that what we have is reasonable. I think this article is ready for prime time. Please proofread it and correct any issues you can find. I will copy it over to the main article before the end of this week. Nerd271 (talk) 17:59, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

d('_')b Nice working with you! Fephisto (talk) 18:08, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Now that the new page has been implemented, please don't forget to make your edits over there instead of here. Nerd271 (talk) 21:05, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]