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Comment author: Lumifer 26 February 2015 04:52:30PM 4 points [-]

Given that the question is put very generally, here are two general answers:

  • Lack of skill and/or resources and opportunities. I cannot smelt iron ore and forge my own forks.

  • Cost-benefit considerations: for great many things it's much cheaper (in terms of money, time, and effort) for me to buy them rather than make them.

Comment author: [deleted] 26 February 2015 07:24:09PM -2 points [-]

I can't see how to make this question any more specific, so with that..

Lack of skill and/or resources and opportunities. I cannot smelt iron ore and forge my own forks.

An rather pointless thing to hang on to in the grand scheme of things.

Cost-benefit considerations: for great many things it's much cheaper (in terms of money, time, and effort) for me to buy them rather than make them.

I did not mean you have to do EVERYTHING yourself but there are things that you can do it and they do not take a huge amount of effort.

Also, fun theory.

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