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I think you're drastically underestimating how stupid and over-confident people can be. He had a college education, but that doesn't teach you the survival skil

I think you're drastically underestimating how stupid and over-confident people can be. He had a college education, but that doesn't teach you the survival skills needed to live in the wilderness. McCandless spent a few years bumming around the United states before traveling to Alaska which likely gave him a false sense of security in his survival abilities. Most people living in western nations have no idea of how unforgiving the wilderness can be, nor do they understand the amount of effort that it can take to survive. The amount of tourists who think that national parks are just the outdoor equivalent of Disney Land is shocking.

WalterBright 6y ago
> He had a college education, but that doesn't teach you the survival skills needed to live in the wilderness. I can vouch for that. I don't even know how to set a snare or how to prepare a rabbit if I caught one.
- selimthegrim 6y ago
  The "SAS Survival Handbook" of the late 80s-early 90s by Lofty Wiseman is calling your name...
082349872349872 6y ago
The book made it clear that during his few years bumming around, he made plenty of mistakes too. Luckily, then, he had other people around to bail him out.