Here is the thing about living in the country. You need a lot of guys. You need a wood guy, and a plow guy, and if you don& #39;t have a big enough truck you& #39;re probably going to need a truck guy. I& #39;ve got a garlic guy and a produce guy and a well guy and a chimney guy.
The produce comes from a family farm and their primary point person is a lovely woman, sure, but still, I got a guy for that.

You gotta get a lotta guys.
You only gotta get a lotta guys in the city if you& #39;re, like, fancy. Then you gotta get a tailor and a cobbler and probably a sommelier too, I& #39;m not exactly clear on how sommeliers work.

But in the country, you gotta get a lotta guys no matter how fancy or not fancy you are.
Ah, this makes sense.

In the countryside there are only two places, the gas station (which is also a grocery store and general store) and the cafe (which is also a restaurant and pottery studio), and you gotta run into your guys there. https://twitter.com/open_sketchbook/status/1208840270692933632">https://twitter.com/open_sket...
The next step after gettin all your guys is to BECOME a guy. This is called "being in community." https://twitter.com/jon_jmp3362/status/1208841345206493184">https://twitter.com/jon_jmp33...
The way to tell if someone has become a guy yet is to size up their eccentricities. Once someone is a "bit of an odd fellow" you can be sure that& #39;s a guy, and now you just gotta figure out what kind of guy you& #39;re dealing with. Weed guy? Truck guy? Hand-spun, plant-dyed wool guy?
Everyone should strive toward being a uniquely helpful guy, forming a community-wide matrix of skills and offerings, so that nobody ever has to "make a trip into town" (the failure of the guy state).

You gotta look around, see the gaps in available guys, and skill up.
Then, ideally, you have a robust-enough guy economy that you can guy up for someone in exchange for homemade marmalade or a cord of dry wood, and you can be someone& #39;s guy even if they& #39;re flat broke.

This is called anarcho-communism and it is the best political-economic system.
Here is a handy guy scale:

0: The company sends whoever is available.
1: Hands you a business card.
2: Is listed in the phone book but not on the internet.
3: Gives you a discount if you pay in cash.
4: Advertises with a handwritten flyer.
5: Will gladly barter for local honey.
A quick illustration of the guy economy at work, from the local group chat.
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