Why not? Is it impossible to survive in a forest in the US through hunting and gathering? Because that's exactly how our ancestors lived long ago. The people li

Why not? Is it impossible to survive in a forest in the US through hunting and gathering? Because that's exactly how our ancestors lived long ago. The people living on $2 a day in the poorest parts of the world are essentially living on that level of wealth. They don't buy most of their goods, they make them. Go check out primitive technology on YouTube and see the stuff he does in a forest. That kind of stuff is available almost anywhere with a temperate forest. The cost of living is higher in the US because people expect better stuff and they've put a limit on how low the quality can go. Eg building permits and other housing regulations. All of that significantly increases the cost of housing, but it also makes your minimum housing much better than in poor parts of the world.