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I stopped reading when I got to the bit where he starts stealing stuff to survive. He's just a homeless guy who lived in the bush instead of under a bridge. The

I stopped reading when I got to the bit where he starts stealing stuff to survive. He's just a homeless guy who lived in the bush instead of under a bridge. There's actually a lot of them that live in the bush on the outskirts of towns/cities. I've run into a few south of Sydney when I used to live there and hike/camp lots. The title made it sound like he's a survivalist-type who sustained himself naturally. That would have been way more interesting.

linux_devil 10y ago
Same here.
- seanp2k2 10y ago
  Tons in San Jose and San Francisco and Santa Cruz as well.
SiVal 10y ago
Yeah, really. This is a shallow guy with a philosophy that amounts to a shrug and a "whatever" who would have starved if not for people with philosophies that actually produce useful results, from whom he simply stole. There are countless people who could work but prefer to "survive" by just taking from others instead. It's called "welfare" (not talking about people who need it, for whom it is intended, but people who don't but just take it anyway), and even they don't usually endanger others by breaking and entering, but this guy, well, shrug & "whatever, I'd rather just take people's stuff". Of course, maybe he was mentally ill. If so, this might not have been his fault, but even in that case, there usually isn't that much to learn from people whose definition of "totally turn their back on society" is to go on being a part of society every single day as takers but totally turning their backs on helping others in return.
- ruleabidinguser 10y ago
  I find it obnoxious that you act like this is a philosophical issue. Philosophy I think is by and large just meaningless grandstanding. We're all out here to survive (comfortably) and anyone who says otherwise is lying (although probably not intentionally.) Whatever you believe your philosophical purpose is, I guarentee if you take an honest critical look at it, and what actions you actually take in reality (rather than just promote) to further that goal, you'll find that its nonsense.
  - pc2g4d 10y ago
    > We're all out here to survive (comfortably) and anyone who says otherwise is lying (although probably not intentionally.) Well, that's your philosophy :-)

linux_devil 10y ago

Same here.

seanp2k2 10y ago
Tons in San Jose and San Francisco and Santa Cruz as well.

SiVal 10y ago

Yeah, really. This is a shallow guy with a philosophy that amounts to a shrug and a "whatever" who would have starved if not for people with philosophies that actually produce useful results, from whom he simply stole. There are countless people who could work but prefer to "survive" by just taking from others instead. It's called "welfare" (not talking about people who need it, for whom it is intended, but people who don't but just take it anyway), and even they don't usually endanger others by breaking and entering, but this guy, well, shrug & "whatever, I'd rather just take people's stuff". Of course, maybe he was mentally ill. If so, this might not have been his fault, but even in that case, there usually isn't that much to learn from people whose definition of "totally turn their back on society" is to go on being a part of society every single day as takers but totally turning their backs on helping others in return.

ruleabidinguser 10y ago
I find it obnoxious that you act like this is a philosophical issue. Philosophy I think is by and large just meaningless grandstanding. We're all out here to survive (comfortably) and anyone who says otherwise is lying (although probably not intentionally.) Whatever you believe your philosophical purpose is, I guarentee if you take an honest critical look at it, and what actions you actually take in reality (rather than just promote) to further that goal, you'll find that its nonsense.
- pc2g4d 10y ago
  > We're all out here to survive (comfortably) and anyone who says otherwise is lying (although probably not intentionally.) Well, that's your philosophy :-)