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by MonkeyClub 1721 days ago
This is definitely not "off the grid", except for very narrow definitions of the grid.

Perhaps "somewhat eco friendly" would be a better designation, or "light on corporate resources" (with the exception of Internet and GP's longish list).

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Isn’t the “grid” literally the electricity grid? But the phrase also can connote going completely out of contact, so it’s ambiguous.
Off "the grid" is more than off the utility grid. It implies a rejection of the globalized supply chain, and a return to subsistence consumption. If you can't make it, you don't have it. This also includes non-existence in the financial system, and the minimization of data footprint.