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> I find these stories about people like this exhilarating. I think we all yearn to do this, and yet few of us do. I disagree. I think humans are social animal
by rhapsodic 9y ago
> I find these stories about people like this exhilarating. I think we all yearn to do this, and yet few of us do.
I disagree. I think humans are social animals, and people like this -- who choose to live in isolation for an extended period of time -- are an aberration.
- subpixel 9y agoMany people are attracted by the idea of living in isolation, but few people stick it out. I think this guy on an island that is not very far from civilization (including grocery delivery and the occasional cruising sailboat) strikes a balance more of us could grow accustomed to. Personally, I'm pretty sure my wife and I would sign up to take his spot tomorrow.
- hyperpallium 9y agoIt's simply that many people feel they need a little more solitude than they currently have, an unmet need (like when you're hungry, you could "eat a horse"). Certainly, many people live at a far greater density than that at which humans evolved (or even of a generation ago).
- rhapsodic 9y ago> Personally, I'm pretty sure my wife and I would sign up to take his spot tomorrow. If you're living with a spouse -- presumably someone with whom you have a good rapport and a sexual relationship -- then you're hardly living in isolation.