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25/09/2025 7:57 am
I would like to give up all of it if I’m being honest. Money, societal expectations, the government's control on all of us, politics, taxes, having to work so hard just for pieces of paper that translate to money. I never understood it, why take something so beautiful like life and the Earth, and make it into something it’s not. Make it into something that has to be controlled. I would love to just live the way Chris McCandless lived. He had nothing to worry about other than what he was going to eat for dinner. No debt, no judgment, none of it. He experienced life the way it was meant to be lived.
The benefits of this lifestyle would be that so much stress would be relieved from my shoulders. The anxiety and burn out wouldn’t be in my mind every waking moment. However, the drawbacks would be the fear of having to find something to eat or you will die. Knowing that your life is in your hands and you need to make the right choices in order to survive.
I would have to do this lifestyle alone in another setting. Where I live now I have access to the internet, electricity, heat, and I have a job. In order to achieve this life I would need to abandon the one I have now. Quit my job, move into the wilderness, and learn to fend for myself. My current relationships would only last if they came with me. If I did this alone, I would not be in touch with any of them. Without having a phone, man made items like paper and pen, and not even having an address wouldn’t allow me to send any form of communication. Our relationships would either slowly fizzle out from not reaching out or I would end them before my journey.
01/10/2025 9:03 am
I agree with you about giving up social expectations, Money and government control. This didn't suprise me because we agree about this topic. The idea of living without all the pressure and just being in the moment is really tempting. But I get what you're saying about the harsh side of it, Its a lot to give up, and the risks are real. But If you were to go off the grid would your current relationships come with you or would you choose to go alone?
01/10/2025 5:22 pm
I love that what you chose to get rid of was everything. All the aspects that make up our society can be controlled, and by getting rid of them, you'll be able to live more freely. You will get to connect with nature better and the little things in life that make this world special. I also like how, for your drawbacks, it's just basic survival. Not the temptation to go back and join society, but whether you find something to eat. It gives your response more depth and puts into perspective what you believe this life change will affect you. I can connect to this because these days the world and the government are going crazy, and sometimes I just want to enjoy the simple things in life. Like nature and my family, and my hobbies. It'd be easier to enjoy life without having the stressors that the government puts on us. Would you ever really leave everything behind? What would be your last straw to make you decide to leave it all?
20/10/2025 12:32 pm
I like how straight up you are about getting rid of everything and you're just tired of it. I agree with wanting to live like the way its meant to be lived without all this pressure and stress that society has put on us. The drawbacks are basic simple things that we would need to do to be able to survive which is scary to think about. I also agree with how your current relationships would only last if they came with you. I dont know how you'd be able to keep in contact if you were to give up all those things. If you were to give up all those things and go off to the wilderness, would you decide to bring other friends or stay by yourself?
