Humans have a tendency to normalize the common. I think most people would adapt to solitude given long enough time. What made him end up in the woods at 20 is m

Humans have a tendency to normalize the common. I think most people would adapt to solitude given long enough time. What made him end up in the woods at 20 is much more interesting than how he survived all the years. This was clearly his normalized state at 20. Our senses are constantly bombarded, or maybe the right phrasing is “hijacked” with information. This will affect us in one way or another. This guy clearly choose information that has no intention to monetary profit on his decisions. But again, it’s not a calculated decision. It’s a product of his history. I’m sure you can find happiness in solitude if you’re willing to take the cost of transitioning. Hell, you might even be able to self induce happiness in the void of information. Perhaps by talking to an imaginary friend.