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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by dr_bloodmoney on Saturday August 05, 2017 @07:06PM (#14938487)
I read about this man when the story first broke and found it extremely fascinating. I can relate to wanting to be alone and living an isolated existence. I love being in nature, away from the world and have often thought about pursuing such an existence permanently. But I just cannot comprehend his methods. Move to Alaska. Learn to hunt. Carve out a place for yourself somewhere. What he did tells me he was just insane - live near people and steal. To put it bluntly, this is fucking nuts.
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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by mAdamTus on Saturday August 05, 2017 @08:06PM (#14938808)
His methods aren't insane. They're rational for survival in human society/civilization without participating in it.

Think of a rat or other mammal pest. They effectively survive off of civilization in the same way.

And since he got away with it for the entire time...successfully...it seemed effective, too.

>alaska

Living fully alone isolated from civilization in terrain as hostile as wild alaska isn't realistic. See Christopher Mccandless. It's simpler to just scrounge off of civilization.

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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by influx on Saturday August 05, 2017 @08:28PM (#14938922)
Your sample size is one. Let me double it for you, I highly recommend Dick Proenneke's story, Alone in the Wilderness.

https://youtu.be/iYJKd0rkKss

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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by trentmb on Saturday August 05, 2017 @09:50PM (#14939229)
Reading [0], Dick was significantly more prepared, and had a friend that regularly fly in supplies.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke#Site

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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by influx on Saturday August 05, 2017 @11:07PM (#14939463)
Nod, I've been more prepared going car camping for a weekend in the summer in a campground within walking distance of a resort than Chris Mccandless was going into Alaska for the winter.

He should not be the benchmark for this thing.

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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by jacquesm on Sunday August 06, 2017 @07:36AM (#14940897)
He's the benchmark for undeclared suicides.
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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by sizzzzlerz on Saturday August 05, 2017 @08:07PM (#14938811)
Moving to Alaska doesn't work either. See Chris McCandless. Of course, where he chose to live (and, eventually, die) didn't have nearby houses to steal from. He just thought he could live off the land. In Alaska. In winter. Without the necessary tools or skills. That, my friend, is truly nuts.
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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by avenoir on Sunday August 06, 2017 @12:25AM (#14939662)
I think Richard Proenneke is a better example of someone who survived in the vastness of Alaskan wilderness for decades. His survival story is truly fascinating and level-headed compared to McCandless who was a hippie vagabond more than anything else.
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Re:There Have Always Existed People Who’ve Simply Wanted to ... by sizzzzlerz on Sunday August 06, 2017 @08:54AM (#14941096)
I've seen those films of Proenneke. Unlike McCandless, he had mad skills in a seemingly infinite number of disciplines. He also planned things out but, and here's the kicker, he had friends on the outside who'd arrange to have supplies flown in to him so he was hardly living in isolation. Even so, he was a pretty amazing guy.
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