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Owl  ·  4319 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are you doing with your life, why, and how do you feel about it?

Not sure if serious; I'll assume so:

I've often fantasized about living "off the grid" or even being homeless, and I mean I seriously considered it as an ethical position to take. Especially the homeless part, as I often admire Diogenes and his homelessness as an act of rebellion against what he saw was a corrupted society. My reasons for doing so would be less for the criticism of society and more for a personal need for simplicity and consequently a reduction of waste and suffering to others.

So yeah, one day I might take you up on that offer. Not now, because filial obligations tie me to the grid. But one day. I might just save up just enough money to attempt self-sufficiency in the future. This reminds me, I really do need to read Walden...