Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid

Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by trophycase on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:57PM (#15004607)

Privacy, getting away from sensory bombardment of cities and things that constantly vie for your attention, sustainability, a feeling of purpose, an excuse to live a healthy lifestyle of hard work

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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by blazespin on Sunday August 13, 2017 @05:27PM (#15005038)

I don't buy this, except for the very rare case .. the vast majority of people are social animals and enjoy the company of others to a certain degree, even if it means cracking open a laptop in a starbucks. And very very few really wants to do things the hard way for long periods of time.

Living off the grid is very practical. There is land on the big island or in the desert where you can get really cheap. Imagine owning a house (quality depending on effort you put in) in a warm climate for 20K. It's actually possible.

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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by ethbro on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:22PM (#15006419)

> even if it means cracking open a laptop in a starbucks

I would probably go with "Saying hi to the owner of the local general store" as a minimal amount of human contact. But then, I'd rather talk to shopkeeps than baristas even on a social day.

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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by ionised on Monday August 14, 2017 @05:45AM (#15007514)

You said it yourself, the majority as in, not everybody

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