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Someone should have told that to Chris McCandless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless

hellbannedguy 6y ago
I think Chris knew these things deep down inside, but his affluent upbringing clouded reality. The wealthy think there’s a safety net, even in the middle of nowhere. They grow up with the Luxury of taking chances because that emphatic family, usually dad, bails them out. They can afford to take chances, and buck the system? I have read Krakauer’s book a few time, and watched the movie a lot. And thought about Chris way too much. I think Chris’s biggest mistake was not having a partner. I know a few homeless individuals. The ones that didn’t lose their mind in a few months, or die; had a reliable partner. Most of the time the partner was same sex. It was just someone to help, and bounce ideas off. I’m interested in McCandless because I identified with him. I didn’t have the affluent background, but was unhappy after college. The last thing I wanted was to look at a screen, and hang around people whom were kinda dead inside. I think Chris would be alive today if he partnered up. I’m a complete loner, but the times I had true friends, I was so much more successful.
- tomcam 6y ago
  > I think Chris knew these things deep down inside, but his affluent upbringing clouded reality. He did not know these things. He died. QED.
  - hutzlibu 6y ago
    Or he did know them, but choose to go his way till the end. Instead of crawling back to the society he tried to run away from. So understandable a bit. (if thats the right version)
  - raverbashing 6y ago
    Yeah, maybe he didn't know. Or he didn't listen. "Affluent upbringing" or in more plain terms "spoiled kid who always wants to do 'crazy' stuff because he knows dad will be there with the check-book/lawyer to bail him out". (Of course it's more complicated than that, but to the outside, that's what it looks like) Well, you can't have your dad bail out a bear. You can't live off the land if you can't tell the difference between an orange and a grapefruit in a supermarket. (Edit: the 'theories of malnutrition' on his wiki page are a very good summary of theories, and a lot of things we take for granted in our day to day) I don't see any point in glorifying people who died for doing something (obviously) stupid who had multiple chances to give up and absolutely zero sense of foresight.

hellbannedguy 6y ago

I think Chris knew these things deep down inside, but his affluent upbringing clouded reality. The wealthy think there’s a safety net, even in the middle of nowhere. They grow up with the Luxury of taking chances because that emphatic family, usually dad, bails them out. They can afford to take chances, and buck the system? I have read Krakauer’s book a few time, and watched the movie a lot. And thought about Chris way too much. I think Chris’s biggest mistake was not having a partner. I know a few homeless individuals. The ones that didn’t lose their mind in a few months, or die; had a reliable partner. Most of the time the partner was same sex. It was just someone to help, and bounce ideas off. I’m interested in McCandless because I identified with him. I didn’t have the affluent background, but was unhappy after college. The last thing I wanted was to look at a screen, and hang around people whom were kinda dead inside. I think Chris would be alive today if he partnered up. I’m a complete loner, but the times I had true friends, I was so much more successful.

tomcam 6y ago
> I think Chris knew these things deep down inside, but his affluent upbringing clouded reality. He did not know these things. He died. QED.
- hutzlibu 6y ago
  Or he did know them, but choose to go his way till the end. Instead of crawling back to the society he tried to run away from. So understandable a bit. (if thats the right version)
- raverbashing 6y ago
  Yeah, maybe he didn't know. Or he didn't listen. "Affluent upbringing" or in more plain terms "spoiled kid who always wants to do 'crazy' stuff because he knows dad will be there with the check-book/lawyer to bail him out". (Of course it's more complicated than that, but to the outside, that's what it looks like) Well, you can't have your dad bail out a bear. You can't live off the land if you can't tell the difference between an orange and a grapefruit in a supermarket. (Edit: the 'theories of malnutrition' on his wiki page are a very good summary of theories, and a lot of things we take for granted in our day to day) I don't see any point in glorifying people who died for doing something (obviously) stupid who had multiple chances to give up and absolutely zero sense of foresight.